Explore the Family Name Patek

The meaning of Patek

1. Czech (Pátek): from the personal name Pátek, from pátek ‘Friday’. Illegitimate children were sometimes given the name of the day of the week on which they were baptized. 2. Polish and Jewish (from Poland): relationship name or nickname from Polish patek ‘godfather’. As a Jewish name, this was perhaps a nickname for a person bringing a child in for circumcision.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Patek experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its ranking fell from 32,488 to 35,016, indicating a decrease of roughly 7.78%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname dropped by around 3.45%, from 667 to 644. Consequently, the proportion of people named Patek per 100,000 also fell by 12%, from 0.25 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,488	#35,016	-7.78%
Count	667	644	-3.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Patek

In regard to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that there were shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Patek between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identified as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 24%, from 0.75% to 0.93%. Moreover, new instances of Patek holders identifying as of Hispanic ethnicity or belonging to two or more races appeared in 2010, making up 1.71% and 1.24% of the total respectively. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly by 1.98%, from 97.75% to 95.81%. There were no recorded changes for those reporting as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.75%	95.81%	-1.98%
Hispanic	0%	1.71%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.93%	24%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%