In Croatia, Bates families are predominantly Serbs, rarely Croats (from Zadar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Virovitica area and in Zagreb. In Žiroslavje in Virovitica area every ninth inhabitant had the family name Bates.
Prevalence
About 20 people with faimily name Bates live in Croatia today, in 11 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are only located in threee Croatian cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (<10), Zadar (<5), Gradina in Virovitica area (<5), Omis (<5), and in Ziroslavje in Virovitica area (<5).
