Find out how popular the last name Patt is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Patt.

Patt, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Patt surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Patt in America

Patt is the 14511th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Patt surname appeared 2,055 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Patt.

We can also compare 2010 data for Patt to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Patt

The surname PATT originated in England in the late 12th century. It is derived from the Old English word "pæth," meaning path or track. This name likely referred to someone who lived near a path or worked as a guide along paths and tracks.

The earliest recorded mention of the PATT surname dates back to 1196 in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, where a Richard Patt is listed. Another early record is from the Curia Regis Rolls of Somerset in 1212, which mentions a William Patt.

In the 13th century, the PATT surname appeared in various forms, such as Pate, Path, and Pathe, reflecting the different ways the Old English word was spelled and pronounced at the time. Some examples include Robert Pate from the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1279 and Willelmus Path from the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex in 1296.

One of the earliest known bearers of the PATT surname was John Patt, a member of the English Parliament who represented Gloucestershire in 1348. Another notable figure was Richard Patt (c. 1400-1472), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Bristol.

In the 16th century, the PATT surname was sometimes associated with place names, such as the village of Pattiswick in Essex, which was recorded as Patteswic in the Domesday Book of 1086.

Other prominent individuals with the PATT surname include:

• Sir William Patt (1554-1637), an English politician and judge who served as Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
• Thomas Patt (1618-1688), an English clergyman and writer who was the rector of Childrey, Berkshire.
• John Patt (c. 1670-1745), a British army officer who fought in the War of the Spanish Succession.
• Mary Patt (1720-1804), an English botanist and naturalist known for her illustrations of plants.
• George Patt (1801-1879), a British engineer and inventor who patented several improvements to steam engines.

While the PATT surname has roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and can be found in various countries today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Patt

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Patt.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Patt was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Patt has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Patt was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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