Explore the Family Name Patillo

The meaning of Patillo

Scottish: variant of Pattillo.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Patillo has gained popularity between 2000 and 2010 in the United States. In 2000, Patillo was ranked as the 16,517th most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 15,938th position, showing an increase in popularity by approximately 3.51%. The number of people bearing the surname also rose from 1,602 in 2000 to 1,823 in 2010, a significant growth of approximately 13.8%. The proportion per 100,000 residents increased by 5.08% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,517	#15,938	3.51%
Count	1,602	1,823	13.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.62	5.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Patillo

Regarding the ethnicity tied to the surname Patillo, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were notable changes between 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, the census showed a slight increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as White, which went up from 29.40% to 30.44%. Similarly, there was a rise in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic - from 3.75% in 2000 to 5.21% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased slightly from 63.36% to 60.45%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained low, however, there was a small emergence in both categories, at 1.04% and 0.27% respectively in 2010. The percentage of individuals who identified with two or more races fell by 10.10% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	63.36%	60.45%	-4.59%
White	29.4%	30.44%	3.54%
Hispanic	3.75%	5.21%	38.93%
Two or More Races	2.87%	2.58%	-10.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.04%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.27%	0%