How common is the surname Patty?

3,306 people in the United States had the surname Patty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,389 Americans. It ranked 9,794th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Patty?

Sandi Patty, American Christian music singer.

Where is the surname Patty most common?

Wikidata records people named Patty in the United States.

How do you pronounce Patty?

Patty is /ˈpæti/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Patty getting more or less common?

More common. 3,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,306 in 2010, up 6.3%.

Is Patty also a first name?

Yes. Patty is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Patty

A surname, carried by 3,306 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpæti/ 2 syllables Soundex P300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Patty is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

From Pat + -y.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,306 people named Patty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,389 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,111.

#9,794

rank among US surnames

3,306

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #9,585)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,786	Loughlin	3,309	93,305
#9,788	Chico	3,308	93,333
#9,790	Colangelo	3,307	93,361
#9,794	Arechiga	3,306	93,389
#9,798	Trantham	3,304	93,446
#9,800	Casias	3,303	93,474
#9,803	Goto	3,302	93,503

Who is named Patty

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

85% of people named Patty identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pattys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sandi Patty
American Christian music singer, born 1956

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Pattie
Patti

Surnames that sound like Patty

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

Questions

Where does the surname Patty come from?: From Pat + -y.
How common is the surname Patty?: 3,306 people in the United States had the surname Patty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,389 Americans. It ranked 9,794th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Patty?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Patty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Patty?: Sandi Patty, American Christian music singer.
Where is the surname Patty most common?: Wikidata records people named Patty in the United States.
How do you pronounce Patty?: Patty is /ˈpæti/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Patty getting more or less common?: More common. 3,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,306 in 2010, up 6.3%.
What are other spellings of Patty?: Pattie and Patti.
Is Patty also a first name?: Yes. Patty is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.