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

Patty, 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 Patty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Patty in America

Patty is the 9794th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Patty surname appeared 3,306 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 Patty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Patty 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 Patty

The surname Patty has its origins in France, where it first appeared as a variant spelling of the French surname Patin. The name Patin is derived from the Old French word "patin," which means "a small shoe or slipper." This suggests that the surname may have originally referred to a maker or seller of slippers or shoes.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Patty date back to the late 16th century in various regions of France. The name can be found in historic records, such as parish registers and census documents, from areas like Normandy, Brittany, and other northern regions of the country.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Patty was Jean Patty, a merchant who lived in the town of Rouen, Normandy, in the late 16th century. Another early record is of Pierre Patty, a landowner from the village of Montfort-sur-Risle, also in Normandy, whose name appears in a land registry from 1602.

In the 17th century, the surname spread beyond France, with some Patty families migrating to other parts of Europe and even to the Americas. For example, a man named Jacques Patty was among the early French settlers in Quebec, Canada, in the mid-1600s.

One notable bearer of the surname Patty was Charles Henri Patty (1679-1741), a French painter and engraver who was born in Paris and is known for his portraits and historical paintings. Another was Jean-Baptiste Patty (1725-1799), a French architect and urban planner who worked on several prominent projects in Paris during the latter half of the 18th century.

Other historical figures with the surname Patty include William Patty (1736-1801), an English mathematician and astronomer who made contributions to the study of comets and celestial mechanics, and John Patty (1754-1804), an American soldier and politician who served in the Revolutionary War and later became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates.

While the surname Patty is not as common as some other French surnames, it has a long and interesting history that can be traced back several centuries. From its likely origins as a reference to a shoemaker or slipper seller, the name has been carried by merchants, artists, scientists, and politicians across various regions of the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Patty

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Patty, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!