Ten Kate Explained

Ten Kate is a Dutch toponymic surname originally meaning "at the house". The modern Dutch word kot ("kennel") still reminds of the archaic words kate, kote, and kotte for "house".^[1] People with this surname include:

• Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate (artist) (1822–1891), Dutch painter and engraver
• Herman Frederik Carel ten Kate (anthropologist) (1858–1931), Dutch anthropologist, son of the above
• Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate (1819–1889), Dutch prose writer and poet
• Lambert ten Kate (1674–1731), Dutch linguist
• Marti ten Kate (born 1958), Dutch retired long-distance runner
• Monica Ten-Kate, American psychic and star of the reality TV show Monica the Medium

See also

• Ten Cate, Dutch surname with the same origin
• Ten Kate Racing, a Dutch-based motorcycle racing team founded by Gerrit ten Kate

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Kate%2C+ten&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Kate, Ten