Explore the Family Name Partee

The meaning of Partee

Americanized form of French Partie: from Old French partie ‘part (of an inheritance), share, division’, probably in the topographic sense of a piece of land. The surname Partie is rare in France; in the past it was concentrated in Eure. History: Benjamin Partie from Versailles in Yvelines, France, married Marie…in France c.1740, died in Granville, NC, in 1764.

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How common is the last name Partee in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Partee increased from 2000 to 2010. The census reports that in 2000, the surname ranked 10,504th in popularity with a count of 2,805 individuals holding this name. By 2010, the surname had moved up to 9,633rd in popularity with the count increasing by 20.11% to 3,369. This change also saw an increase in proportion per 100,000 people from 1.04 to 1.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,504	#9,633	8.29%
Count	2,805	3,369	20.11%
Proportion per 100k	1.04	1.14	9.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Partee

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates shifts amongst those carrying the Partee surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest changes were seen in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic categories, which displayed increases of 136.00% and 143.82% respectively. However, the most common ethnic identity associated with the Partee surname remained Black, despite seeing a decrease of -7.04%, followed by White, which rose by 4.77%. Those identifying as two or more races increased slightly by 17.98%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category decreased by -20.75% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	55.37%	51.47%	-7.04%
White	40.29%	42.21%	4.77%
Two or More Races	2.67%	3.15%	17.98%
Hispanic	0.89%	2.17%	143.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.59%	136%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.53%	0.42%	-20.75%