Patricia Clarkson
There are approximately 27 people named Patricia Clarkson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 12,694,605 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patricia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Clarkson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
27
1 in 12,694,605
Named Patricia
893K
Alive today
Named Clarkson
10K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 893K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1951
Average age: 68
Estimated bearers: 10K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #3,953
Per 100K: 3.05
Top ancestry: White (83.8%)
First name trend
Patricia: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patricia. The peak year was 1951 with 56,574 births. The average person named Patricia today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Clarkson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Clarkson, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.8%.
- White83.8%
- Black or African American11.2%
- Hispanic or Latino2.1%
- Two or more races1.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Patricia has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2604% of the US population, based on 892,673 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Clarkson appears at a rate of 3.05 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0030%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 27 people with the full name Patricia Clarkson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Patricia Clarkson: questions and answers
How many people are named Patricia Clarkson?
We estimate approximately 27 people in the United States share the full name Patricia Clarkson. That works out to about 1 in 12,694,605 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2604%) with the surname frequency (3.05 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Patricia Clarkson?
We classify Patricia Clarkson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 12,694,605 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Patricia a male or female name?
Patricia is predominantly female. Out of 1,578,408 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Patricia profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.