The Origins of Bates

Bates was the hardest one to find really any origination from. In Iceland, they don't really have traditional last names. Do T-T-I-R. So everyone's last name ends in son or daughter. They're dad's first name. Oh, my german son. Jurgen Dortor. Yeah. Even I started in Donaldson and just kind of worked his way west. Did my toe in Davidson County. Every now and again, it gets on the one side of 109. Then it goes right back to the other side.