How common is the surname Patchen?

1,621 people in the United States had the surname Patchen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Patchen?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Patchen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Patchen?

Kenneth Patchen, American writer and poet (1911-1972).

Where is the surname Patchen most common?

Wikidata records people named Patchen in the United States.

Is the surname Patchen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 26%.

The surname Patchen

A surname, carried by 1,621 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Patchen is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,621 people named Patchen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,282.

#17,406

rank among US surnames

1,621

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+26.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,491)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,398	Olaughlin	1,622	190,349
#17,406	Beaudette	1,621	190,466

Who is named Patchen

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

93% of people named Patchen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Patchens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kenneth Patchen
American writer and poet (1911-1972)

Questions

How common is the surname Patchen?: 1,621 people in the United States had the surname Patchen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,466 Americans. It ranked 17,406th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Patchen?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Patchen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Patchen?: Kenneth Patchen, American writer and poet (1911-1972).
Where is the surname Patchen most common?: Wikidata records people named Patchen in the United States.
Is the surname Patchen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,282 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,621 in 2010, up 26%.