Explore the Family Name Patsch

The meaning of Patsch

1. German (Pätsch): variant of Petsch 1. 2. German: probably from Pazzo, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name meaning ‘fight’. Compare Patz. 3. Germanized form of Czech or Slovak Pač (see Pac 2). This form of the surname is also found in Slovakia and Czechia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Patsch demonstrated a notable increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 84,310 and increased to 80,926 by 2010, marking an improvement of 4.01%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also rose by 13.04% during the same period, from 207 to 234. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.08.

20002010Change
Rank#84,310#80,9264.01%
Count20723413.04%
Proportion per 100k0.080.080%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Patsch

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Patsch, as culled from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen some alterations between 2000 to 2010. The majority identifying with this surname are White, comprising 95.17% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 92.31% in 2010. Individuals of Hispanic identity saw an increase of 59.09%, though they still make up a small fraction of the total, moving from 2.42% to 3.85%. Notably, those identifying with two or more races appeared in the 2010 census at 2.56%, not having been represented in 2000. However, there were no reported changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

20002010Change
White95.17%92.31%-3.01%
Hispanic2.42%3.85%59.09%
Two or More Races0%2.56%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%