# Patil (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/patil/  
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 Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Marathi |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,790 |
| US rank (2010) | 11,318 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 110,661 people |
| Change since 2000 | +101% (1,388 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /pəˈtɪl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi पाटील (pāṭīl, “village head”) or through Kannada ಪಾಟೀಲ (pāṭīla, “village head”), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩 (paṭaila), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Patil 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) | 2.6% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 94% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Similar surnames

Patel, Padilla, Pattillo, Patillo, Padillo, Padula, Padley.

## 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.