Explore the Family Name Quate

The meaning of Quate

1. Scottish: variant of McQuaid or McWatt, from Gaelic Mac Uait ‘son of Uat’, the Gaelic form of the personal name Wat, a short form of Walter. 2. In some cases possibly also an altered form of Amerindian and Hispanic Coatl or Cuate ‘snake’, also ‘twin’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Quate in the United States?

The surname Quate, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 72,466th in terms of popularity, but it slid to 81,181st in 2010, a decrease of 12.03%. The count of individuals carrying this last name also decreased from 250 in 2000 to 233 in 2010, marking a 6.8% drop. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also went down by 11.11%, from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,466	#81,181	-12.03%
Count	250	233	-6.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quate

In terms of ethnicity, the Quate surname in 2010 showed some diversity compared to the year 2000, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, there was an increase in those claiming two or more races and those identifying as Black. Specifically, in 2010, 2.58% identified as having two or more races, while 2.15% identified as Black. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 95.20% in 2000 to 92.27% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase, from 2.00% in 2000 to 2.58% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.2%	92.27%	-3.08%
Two or More Races	0%	2.58%	0%
Hispanic	2%	2.58%	29%
Black	0%	2.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%