Meates is the surname of the following people: Bill Meates (rugby union) (1923–2003), New Zealand rugby union player William Meates (1875–1910), English football goalkeeper Kevin Meates (born 1930), New Zealand rugby union player Roly Meates, Ireland national rugby union team coach Liam Meates, Irish artist

See also Meates v Attorney-General, a 1983 court case in New Zealand