Globally, Yates (Yates 
, ייטס 
, イェーツ) is a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine first name. The first name Yates is characteristic of the United States, where it is a rare male name, Australia, where it is a very rare masculine name, and the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, China, and India. Predominantly, Yates is the last name as well as the forename.
Yates is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| pemberton heywood yates Pemberton Heywood Yates (1791-1822) of Yates, Cox and Co (b. 1791) |
|
|
|
dornford yates British writer, GB (b. 1885) |
|
| meade yates American golfer, US (b. 1864) |
|
|
| cullen yates American painter (1866-1945), US (b. 1866) |
|
|
| humphrey yates English cricketer (1883-1956), GB (b. 1883) |
|
|
|
ross yates Canadian ice hockey player, CA (b. 1959) |
|
|
wade yates Professional skateboarder, US |
|
| brock yates American motorsport journalist, US (b. 1933) |
|
|
| harris oliver yates botanist, US (b. 1934) |
|
|
|
kirby yates American baseball player, US (b. 1987) |
|
| warwick yates Australian rules footballer (b. 1951) |
|
|
| miranda yates Australian tennis player, AU (b. 1963) |
|
|
| sir thomas charles yates Peerage person ID=558601 |
|
|
| cleveland yates college basketball player (2020–2020) Florida State |
|
|
| roy david yates Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1990 |
|