How common is the surname Pat?

611 people in the United States had the surname Pat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. It ranked 36,585th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pat?

In the 2010 Census, 31% of people named Pat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Pat getting more or less common?

More common. 434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 611 in 2010, up 41%.

Is Pat also a first name?

Yes. Pat is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Pat

A Khmer surname, carried by 611 people in the United States.

Pronounced /pæt/ 1 syllable Soundex P300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pat is more common than 77.5% of them.

Origin

Khmer origin

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

One of 19 Khmer surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 611 people named Pat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 434.

#36,585

rank among US surnames

611

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+40.8%

change since 2000 (was #46,240)

Who is named Pat

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

31% of people named Pat identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 25% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pat

Pat has the Soundex code P300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P300.

Other Khmer surnames

All 19 Khmer surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pat come from?: Various origins: * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Pat. This surname is mostly found in Yucatán. * Borrowed from Khmer.
How common is the surname Pat?: 611 people in the United States had the surname Pat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 505,312 Americans. It ranked 36,585th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pat?: In the 2010 Census, 31% of people named Pat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Pat?: Pat is /pæt/, one syllable.
Is the surname Pat getting more or less common?: More common. 434 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 611 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Pat also a first name?: Yes. Pat is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.