How common is the last name Patterson?

197,137 people in the United States have the last name Patterson, about 1 in 1,516. It ranks #121 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

PATTERSON

#121

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
197,137
About
1 in 1,516
This common or more
18.2%
Who bears it

Of the 197,137 people with the last name Patterson, 64.5% reported their origin as White, 26.2% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Patterson

#119 Simmons · 199,853#120 Alexander · 197,734#122 Hamilton · 194,450#123 Graham · 194,159

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Patterson, most common first.

#5,191 Paterson · 6,499

Also a first name

As a first name, Patterson ranks #16,723 of 53,615, with 670 people. See Patterson as a first name

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