Last Name PATTY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Patrick, from nickname Pate, diminutive Patie and Pattie. Chiefly found in county Northumberland.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank	9,585 (2000 US census)	8,896 (1990 US census)

Count	3,111 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

87.72%, or 2729 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.94%, or 216 total occurrences, as black,
0.58%, or 18 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.35%, or 42 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.54%, or 48 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.86%, or 58 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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