Family name Gates (Gates 
, 盖茨, غيتس, along with others...) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The last name Gates is habitual in Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, and Australia, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Gates is the forename as well as the last name.
| john gates Peerage person ID=134765 (b. 1460) |
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| elizabeth gates (1480-1550) (b. 1480) |
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| john gates English courtier, GB (b. 1504) |
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| henry gates English politician, died 1589 (b. 1515) |
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thomas gates Governor of Jamestown, in the English colony of Virginia, GB (b. 1585) |
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| edward gates (1547-1621) of Seamer, Yorks (b. 1547) |
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| geoffrey gates (b.c.1550) of Bury St. Edmunds, Suff (b. 1550) |
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horatio gates American general in the American Revolutionary War (1727-1806), US (b. 1727) |
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| bernard gates composer, NL (b. 1686) |
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| thomas gates (15 Jun 1709 - 28 Nov 1784) (b. 1709) |
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| amos gates 1714 - 1800 (b. 1714) |
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| damaris gates 18 Dec 1718 Norwich, Ct. - 7 Sep 1751 Canterbury, Ct. (b. 1718) |
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| simon gates 15 Sep 1724 - (b. 1724) |
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horatio gates Canadian politician (1777-1834), CA (b. 1777) |
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william gates American Army general, US (b. 1788) |
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