# Pat (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pat/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Khmer or Yucatec Maya.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Khmer |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 611 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,585 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 505,312 people |
| Change since 2000 | +41% (434 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /pæt/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Pat. This surname is mostly found in Yucatán. * Borrowed from Khmer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pat in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 31% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 28% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 25% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Similar surnames

Pate, Piatt, Patti, Patty, Patt, Pattee, Pyatt, Payette, Petty, Pitt, Pettway, Pete.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.