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Chate Family History

Chate Surname Meaning

Perhaps a variant of Chatt. Note that Catt is strongly present in East Sussex. If so, the original short vowel has been lengthened, perhaps through the influence of Old French chate ‘she-cat’. This would be a nickname, but Johannes Chete 1379 in Poll Tax (Steyning and Bramber boroughs, Sussex) occurs in the same part of Sussex as Chate.

Chate and Chete, with the lengthening of the vowel, could both derive from a Middle English personal name *Chat(te) or *Chet(te) (Old English C(e)atta), an alternative source of Catt and Chatt. Although there is no direct evidence of Chate as a variant of Chatt in Sussex, it does occur in NE England.

See Chatt and compare John Chate 1674, Jane Chatt 1746 in IGI (Whickham, Durham); Nicholas Chate 1792, John Chatt 1793 in IGI (Allendale, Northumberland).

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Chate families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Chate family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Chate families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 10 Chate families living in Sussex. This was about 45% of all the recorded Chate's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Chate families in 1891.
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What did your Chate ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Chate. 87% of Chate women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    87%
  • Private Means
    7%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    7%

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Between 1974 and 2001, in the United States, Chate life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Chate in 1974 was 86, and 62 in 2001.

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