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

Patti, 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 Patti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Patti in America

Patti is the 8469th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Patti surname appeared 3,899 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 Patti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Patti 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 Patti

The surname Patti originated in Italy and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "patto," meaning "pact" or "agreement," or from the name of the Italian town of Patti in the province of Messina, Sicily.

The earliest recorded instances of the Patti surname can be found in historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries in various regions of Italy, including Sicily, Calabria, and Campania. One notable early bearer of this name was Giovanni Patti, a prominent jurist and diplomat from Palermo, Sicily, who lived in the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, the Patti surname appeared in several notarial records and cadastral surveys in towns and villages across Sicily, indicating its widespread use among families of various social classes.

During the Renaissance period, the name Patti gained further recognition with the rise of influential figures such as Andrea Patti, a renowned Sicilian sculptor and architect who lived between 1540 and 1608. His works can be found in churches and palaces across Italy, including the Cathedral of Palermo.

Another notable bearer of the Patti surname was Vincenzo Patti, a prominent Italian lawyer and politician who lived from 1720 to 1790. He served as a magistrate and played a crucial role in legal reforms during the Enlightenment era in Sicily.

In the 19th century, the Patti name gained international recognition with the celebrated opera singer Adelina Patti, born in 1843 in Madrid, Spain, to Italian parents from Sicily. She was widely regarded as one of the greatest sopranos of the Romantic era and performed in major opera houses around the world.

Other notable individuals with the Patti surname include Carmelo Patti, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1858 to 1928, and Salvatore Patti, a Sicilian-born American businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1860 to 1950 and contributed significantly to the development of New York City's Little Italy neighborhood.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Patti

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

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 Patti 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 Patti 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 Patti was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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