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:

See also edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Kate, Ten at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.