How common is the surname Pate?

29,327 people in the United States had the surname Pate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,528 Americans. It ranked 1,208th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pate?

Michael Pate, Australian actor, writer, film producer, and director (1920–2008).

Where is the surname Pate most common?

Wikidata records people named Pate in Australia.

Is the surname Pate getting more or less common?

More common. 28,804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,327 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Pate

A surname, carried by 29,327 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pate is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 29,327 people named Pate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,528 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,804.

#1,208

rank among US surnames

29,327

people in 2010

9.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,117)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,199	Osorio	29,482	10,472
#1,200	Cash	29,476	10,474
#1,201	Haines	29,462	10,479
#1,202	Meeks	29,457	10,481
#1,203	Wynn	29,417	10,495
#1,204	Gilliam	29,414	10,497
#1,205	Vigil	29,382	10,508

Who is named Pate

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

80% of people named Pate identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pates

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Pate
Australian actor, writer, film producer, and director (1920–2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pate

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

Questions

How common is the surname Pate?: 29,327 people in the United States had the surname Pate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,528 Americans. It ranked 1,208th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pate?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Pate identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pate?: Michael Pate, Australian actor, writer, film producer, and director (1920–2008).
Where is the surname Pate most common?: Wikidata records people named Pate in Australia.
Is the surname Pate getting more or less common?: More common. 28,804 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 29,327 in 2010, up 1.8%.