Cognomen Йейтс (Yates 
, Yeats , Йейтс 
) , all over the world, is a widespread family name. The last name Йейтс is characteristic of Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Guernsey, and Lesotho (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Йейтс is the forename as well as the last name.