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

Pattin, 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 Pattin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pattin in America

Pattin is the 77264th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pattin surname appeared 248 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pattin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pattin 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 Pattin

The surname Pattin is believed to have originated in France, specifically in the region of Picardy. It likely dates back to the early Middle Ages, around the 9th or 10th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Old French word "patin," which referred to a type of wooden shoe or clog worn by peasants and workers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pattin can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Bertin, a medieval cartulary from the Saint-Bertin Abbey in Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais, France. The document mentions a certain Robertus Pattin in the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, there are records of a family called Pattin residing in the village of Eterpigny, near Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais region. This family was likely among the earliest bearers of the surname Pattin.

During the Middle Ages, the name Pattin was often spelled differently, with variations such as Patin, Patyn, and Patine being common. These variations likely reflected regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time.

One notable bearer of the name Pattin was Jean Pattin (c. 1580-1649), a French Augustinian friar and theologian who served as the prior of the Augustinian convent in Paris. He wrote several works on theological subjects and was known for his sermons.

Another person of historical significance with the surname Pattin was Claude Pattin (1676-1753), a French architect and engineer who designed several significant buildings in Paris, including the Palais Bourbon, which currently houses the French National Assembly.

In the 19th century, there was a French composer named Eugène Pattin (1830-1900) who wrote several operas and operettas, although he is not widely known today.

Moving to more recent times, Maurice Pattin (1879-1959) was a French politician who served as a deputy in the National Assembly and held various ministerial positions in the governments of the Third Republic.

Finally, it is worth mentioning Jean-Claude Pattin (born 1944), a former professional baseball player from France who had a successful career in Major League Baseball, playing for the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers in the 1970s and 1980s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pattin

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

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

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