How common is the surname Pattison?

5,217 people in the United States had the surname Pattison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,181 Americans. It ranked 6,505th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pattison?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Pattison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pattison?

Robert Emory Pattison, American politician (1850-1904), followed by Eliot Pattison.

Where is the surname Pattison most common?

Wikidata records people named Pattison in the United States.

How do you pronounce Pattison?

Pattison is /ˈpætɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Pattison getting more or less common?

More common. 4,968 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,217 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Pattison

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,217 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpætɪsən/ 3 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). Pattison is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Patrick + -son.

Pattison is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,217 people named Pattison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,181 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,968.

#6,505

rank among US surnames

5,217

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #6,316)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,502	Alvey	5,220	59,147
#6,503	Cashman	5,219	59,158
#6,504	Dave	5,218	59,169
#6,505	Pattison	5,217	59,181

Who is named Pattison

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

93% of people named Pattison identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pattisons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Emory Pattison
American politician (1850-1904)
Eliot Pattison
American writer and lawyer, born 1951

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pattison

Pettijohn

Pattison has the Soundex code P325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P325.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Pattison come from?: From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Patrick + -son.
How common is the surname Pattison?: 5,217 people in the United States had the surname Pattison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,181 Americans. It ranked 6,505th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pattison?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Pattison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pattison?: Robert Emory Pattison, American politician (1850-1904), followed by Eliot Pattison.
Where is the surname Pattison most common?: Wikidata records people named Pattison in the United States.
How do you pronounce Pattison?: Pattison is /ˈpætɪsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Pattison?: Pattison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Pattison getting more or less common?: More common. 4,968 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,217 in 2010, up 5.0%.