Explore the Family Name Patchett

The meaning of Patchett

English: 1. from the Middle English personal name Pachet, an Old French pet form of Pach; see Pask. 2. variant of Paget.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Patchett experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 19,059 in 2000 to 20,364 in 2010, marking a change of -6.85. Meanwhile, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,321 to 1,305 during this ten-year period, showing a change of -1.21. The proportion of people bearing the surname Patchett per 100,000 inhabitants reached 0.44 in 2010, down from 0.49 in 2000, a drop of 10.2%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,059	#20,364	-6.85%
Count	1,321	1,305	-1.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.44	-10.2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Patchett

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some variance among individuals with the surname Patchett. The most common ethnicity associated with this name remained consistent in both years, with an overwhelming majority identifying as White (96.14% in 2000 and 95.40% in 2010). However, there were also changes in other ethnicities over time. There was a notable increase in individuals identifying as having two or more races, which went up by 102.94%, and those identifying as Hispanic, which increased by 24.81%. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black went down to zero in 2010, and the number identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a slight increase from 0.61% to 0.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.14%	95.4%	-0.77%
Hispanic	1.29%	1.61%	24.81%
Two or More Races	0.68%	1.38%	102.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.61%	0.84%	37.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.76%	0%	0%
Black	0.53%	0%	0%