Explore the Family Name Pattee

The meaning of Pattee

Altered form of French (Nord) Pety: variant of Petit. This surname was brought to North America from England.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pattee had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, but maintained roughly the same level of prevalence. The rank of the Pattee surname moved from 17,660 to 17,682, a negligible drop of 0.12%. However, interestingly, the actual count of individuals with the Pattee surname increased by 8.33% from 1,465 to 1,587. This suggests that while other surnames might have become more common, the number of people identifying as Pattees has grown.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,660	#17,682	-0.12%
Count	1,465	1,587	8.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.54	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pattee

Looking at changes in ethnic identity among those with the Pattee surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were shifts across several categories between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White decreased from 93.52% to 90.61%, while representation of Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.75% to 0.82%, and Hispanic representation almost doubled from 1.84% to 3.53%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase, rising by over 108% from 1.57% to 3.28%. Contrarily, representation among Black individuals dipped from 1.77% to 1.39% and American Indian and Alaskan Native identification dropped by nearly a third from 0.55% to 0.38%. These shifts suggest evolving patterns of ethnic identity within the Pattee community.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.52%	90.61%	-3.11%
Hispanic	1.84%	3.53%	91.85%
Two or More Races	1.57%	3.28%	108.92%
Black	1.77%	1.39%	-21.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.82%	9.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0.38%	-30.91%