Patch Surname

63,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,871 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Patch Surname Definition:

Bapt 'the son of Pache' (i.e. Easter), one of almost endless variants of Pasche; v. Pask, Pash, Pass, Pace, Peace, Pease, &c. For a diminutive, v. Patchett.

John Pacche, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Pacche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Patch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1131:70,8908,223
Australia1,1381:23,7223,248
England8931:62,3947,342
Canada2161:170,58117,126
Iran1801:426,57026,777
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Wales231:134,5459,804
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
India121:63,922,115578,870
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
France41:16,605,680368,153
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5471:44,5625,546
Jersey141:3,706624
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7821:28,1813,454

Patch (456) may also be a first name.

Patch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bapt 'the son of Pache' (i.e. Easter), one of almost endless variants of Pasche; v. Pask, Pash, Pass, Pace, Peace, Pease, &c. For a diminutive, v. Patchett.

John Pacche, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Pacche, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robertus Pache, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

(2) Nick. 'Patch,' an old name for the official fool, a very honourable personage in his day. Wolsey had two fools, both occasionally called Patch (v. Douce, Illustrations of Shakespeare). It is hard to say which, (1) or (2), is meant in the following:

'Item, the same day to Pache in rewarde for bringing a present,' 1502: Privy Purse Exp., Elizabeth of York.

'Item, delivered to Pache, for a present of poyngarnettes oranges,' 1503: ibid.

The following is obvious: 'And ii payer (of hosen) for patche, the kinges fole (fool),' 1530: Privy Purse Expenses, Henry VIII.

1610. Married — Richard Patch and Catherine Major: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1614. John Blague and Anne Patche: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French) the French Pache, prob. from Teutonic: v. under Pack (Anglo-French2) (English) 1 a palatal form of Pack, q.v.

Cp. Patching.

2 Jester, Clown [from English patch, an inserted piece of cloth]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Pache; a name given to one born during Passover festival or at Easter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Probably one of the modifications of Pecbe. 2. From the occurrence of Patcham, Patching, Patchway, &c., as names of places, it is probable that there was an early personal name Pach, or Patch. 3. A domestic fool or jester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From German bach, a brook, rivulet, or W. bach, little, small.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the German, Patsch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Patch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Patch Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Patch (Arabic: باتش) is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Patch is the 63,642nd most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 925,873 people. The surname Patch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Patch reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 400,063rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 456 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,113 people, or 1 in 70,890. In The United States Patch is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Patch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Patch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Patch last name rose 287 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Patch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Patch are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Patch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.43% more than the national average, earning R 547,596 per year; in United States they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $44,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $46,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patsch911,342/
Patche91284/
Paitch9171/
Peatch9119/
Paetch919/
Pautch916/
Phatch915/
Pastch911/
Paytch910/
Paatch910/
Pach896,940/
Path891,618/
Patc8918/
Pautsch831,046/
Patzsch83408/
Paatsch83244/
Pfautch8334/
Paitsch8315/
Paustch831/
Peatsch830/
Peach8018,146/
Pache8013,422/
Pasch805,207/
Pathe804,819/
Petch804,570/
Paath801,700/
Pauth80778/
Pauch80672/
Paich80469/
Pacht80355/
Paith80235/
Phath80136/
Pachh8069/
Phach8045/
Paych8040/
Patci8039/
Potch8037/
Peath8027/
Patth8014/
Paths8010/
Phatc809/
Patce808/
Payth807/
Pathh805/
Pachì805/
Paach803/
Pautc802/
Patkh802/
Pachs802/
Patsh802/
Pachd801/
Pfach800/
Patzh800/
Pfautsch77612/
Paatzsch77106/
Pautzsch7732/
Patchova772/
Pat7546,356/
Pac756,815/
Pah755,303/
Pausch734,467/
Pasche734,078/
Paasch733,587/
Potsch73618/
Pauthe73506/
Patthe73340/
Pfauth73336/
Paithe73164/
Pfauch73109/
Poutch7375/
Pascht7363/
Peache7360/
Pashch7347/
Potche7336/
Pasthe7334/
Pheach7331/
Paache7330/
Paisch7328/
Pathhe7324/
Pashth7322/
Phaith7320/
Peitch7315/
Pahach7312/
Padthe7311/
Pauche7311/
Pfasch7310/
Paiche739/
Phatth738/
Payteh736/
Phetch736/
Pachhe735/
Peasch734/
Phathe734/
Pahsch733/
Pauthz733/
Pahath733/
Phache733/
Passch732/
Pathte732/
Padchh732/
Patkhe732/
Pheath732/
Pachch732/
Phaich732/
Pathth731/
Peauth731/
Phasch731/
Phathh731/
Pahuch731/
Pahuth731/
Paathe731/
Paathh731/
Patshe731/
Pauthh731/
Peachs731/
Peachz731/
Phatph731/
Paiteh731/
Patzsh731/
Pootch730/
Poetch730/
Peathe730/
Paszch730/
Pachse730/
Patschová7174/
Patschova717/
Pace67105,963/
Pate6754,228/
Phat6750,516/
Pait6717,687/
Paat6710,026/
Paci677,854/
Peat677,228/
Patt676,897/
Poch675,882/
Poth675,749/
Paha674,835/
Patz674,223/
Pash672,790/
Phac672,537/
Paut671,939/
Pahu671,469/
Pasc671,455/
Pats671,335/
Past671,230/
Paasche671,158/
Paththe671,129/
Peitsch67769/
Paic67692/
Pauc67633/
Payt67393/
Póth67372/
Pakh67367/
Paah67325/
Pashthe67266/
Padh67239/
Pachova67237/
Padt67234/
Pachová67211/
Pahs67186/
Pauh67165/
Paih67156/
Pausche67113/
Pajt6783/
Șpac6782/
Pfaucht6776/
Pacs6757/
Paac6751/
Potzsch6748/
Pașc6745/
Pacz6740/
Pazh6736/
Paph6732/
Phah6725/
Pahz6724/
Peutsch6724/
Pahy6722/
Hpat6721/
Paht6714/
Poitsch6714/
Phatthe6714/
Patč6713/
Peac6712/
Poutche6711/
Patd679/
Pauscht678/
Pajh678/
Pathová677/
Patcova677/
Pajc677/
Ppat675/
Pahache674/
Pfac674/
Paadthe673/
Phathth673/
Pathova673/
Padc673/
Poutsch672/
Pfah672/
Pahd672/
Payh672/
Póch672/
Payc672/
Padshth672/
Patj671/
Paythkh671/
Ppac671/
Pgat671/
Phadthe671/
Pahc671/
Pfat671/
Pateher671/
Pashcht671/
Peytsch671/
Peitche671/
Pòth671/
Páth671/
Bpah671/
Phatshe671/
Pazt671/
Vpah671/
Potsche670/

Patch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Patch in the Arabic language
باتشbatsh-

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