# Patty (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/patty/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,306 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,794 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 93,389 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (3,111 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpæti/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Pattie, Patti |

## Etymology

From Pat + -y.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Patty 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Patty in the United States.

## People named Patty

- Sandi Patty, American Christian music singer

## Similar surnames

Petty, Pate, Piatt, Patti, Patt, Pattee, Pettey, Pat, Pettaway, Pyatt, Payette, Pitt.

## 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.