Pate Surname
Approximately 54,228 people bear this surname
Pate Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Patrick,' from nick. Pate or Pait (Irish Pat). A great North-English name in its day; v. Patey and Paitson.
Walter Patte, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Payt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnamePate Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,056 | 1:9,524 | 1,160 |
| India | 7,010 | 1:109,424 | 7,142 |
| England | 1,428 | 1:39,018 | 5,051 |
| France | 1,064 | 1:62,427 | 8,527 |
| Niger | 883 | 1:21,735 | 1,335 |
| Nigeria | 830 | 1:213,425 | 12,675 |
| Australia | 622 | 1:43,401 | 5,506 |
| Canada | 472 | 1:78,063 | 8,764 |
| Scotland | 429 | 1:12,480 | 1,664 |
| Papua New Guinea | 365 | 1:22,339 | 2,422 |
| Indonesia | 278 | 1:475,717 | 39,230 |
| Philippines | 278 | 1:364,166 | 48,338 |
| Benin | 267 | 1:38,710 | 4,993 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Argentina | 233 | 1:183,448 | 15,343 |
| Chile | 201 | 1:87,644 | 3,393 |
| Slovenia | 142 | 1:17,519 | 4,061 |
| Italy | 129 | 1:474,083 | 49,291 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| South Africa | 117 | 1:463,057 | 38,677 |
| Belize | 112 | 1:3,174 | 638 |
| Brazil | 100 | 1:2,140,743 | 67,134 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Romania | 89 | 1:225,594 | 21,877 |
| Wales | 51 | 1:60,677 | 5,433 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Burkina Faso | 45 | 1:407,824 | 6,238 |
| Senegal | 43 | 1:339,054 | 1,775 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Mexico | 18 | 1:6,895,900 | 33,734 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 887 | 1:27,481 | 3,744 |
| Scotland | 329 | 1:11,378 | 1,403 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,201 | 1:9,656 | 1,232 |
The alternate forms: Paté (67), Pâte (7), Patê (2), Patè (1) & Pâté (5) are calculated separately.
Pate (5,456) may also be a first name.
Pate Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Patrick,' from nick. Pate or Pait (Irish Pat). A great North-English name in its day; v. Patey and Paitson.
Walter Patte, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Willelmus Payt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Cecilia Payt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Patte, 1379: ibid.
1573. Henry Pate and Ann Stebberyncke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1574. Robert Pates and Johanna Vynte, widow: ibid.
1723. Baptised — John s. William Pate: St. James, Clerkenwell.
A diminutive of Patrick, which see. A surname found in Midlothian and Lanark, and an old name in Fife. Alexander Pate was canon of St. Andrews, 1528 (Macdonald, 2185). James Pate in Woodhead, Lanark, to be constable, 1709 (Minutes, p. 57). George Paitt in Caingour, 1626, and twenty-three more of the name are recorded in Lanark Commissariot Record. As forename: Pait Quheyt, 1525 (Rental), Pait Plumer in Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 522). This is an ancient name in Fife, 1587, and later, spelled Pait. At and around this date there were many Patties, Patons, and Patricks in Fife, and Pait may therefore have been a diminutive of one of these names.
A Scot. and N. English diminutive of Patrick, q.v.; rarely of Peter, q.v.
(Scottish, English) Descendant of Pate or Pait, pet forms of Patrick (noble or patrician).
A badger. Halliwell.
Richard and Tustin Peet, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Pet, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the Old Norse, Pétr, Petarr; in the Domesday Book, Pade, Pata, Peter, Petrus; from the Flemish, Patte, Peet, Piette; from the Dutch, Pet, Peet, Piet; a personal name.
Pate Demographics
Pate Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Pate Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pate Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pate (Bengali: পাটে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﺗﻰ, Hindi: पटे, Marathi: पाटे, Oriya: ପେଟ, Russian: Патэ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Paté, Pâte, Patê, Patè or Pâté. For other potential spellings of Pate click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pate? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,390th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 134,387 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pate reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 90,993rd most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 5,456 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 38,056 people, or 1 in 9,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Pate Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pate surname increased 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pate Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Pate surname is principally Catholic (69%) in Ireland.
In The United States Pate are 15.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.7% being registered with the party.
The amount Pate earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.72% less than the national average, earning R 171,756 per year; in United States they earn 7.08% less than the national average, earning $40,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,533 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pate Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pate in the Bengali language | ||
| পাটে | pate | - |
| Pate in the Hindi language | ||
| पटे | pate | 67.16 |
| पाते | pate | 12.25 |
| पटेल | patela | 7.35 |
| पते | pate | 6.86 |
| पाटे | pate | 3.92 |
| पति | pati | 0.98 |
| पटे् | pate | 0.49 |
| पती | pati | 0.49 |
| Pate in the Marathi language | ||
| पाटे | pate | 56.69 |
| पाते | pate | 36.63 |
| पटे | pate | 4.5 |
| पते | pate | 0.56 |
| पेाटे | peate | 0.32 |
| पाट | pata | 0.09 |
| पाटॅ | pate | 0.07 |
| पतीे | patie | 0.05 |
| पाठे | pathe | 0.05 |
| पाटॅॅ | patee | 0.02 |
| पातेे | patee | 0.02 |
| पाटॆ | pate | 0.02 |
| पेाते | peate | 0.02 |
| Pate in the Oriya language | ||
| ପେଟ | peta | 43.4 |
| ପାେତ | paeta | 33.96 |
| ପେତ | peta | 18.87 |
| ପାେଟ | paeta | 1.89 |
| ପାତି | pati | 1.89 |
| Pate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﺗﻰ | baty | 31.82 |
| ﺑﺎﺕ | bat | 25 |
| ﺑﺎﺗﻲ | baty | 13.64 |
| ﺑﺎﺗﻪ | bath | 9.09 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻲ | abaty | 9.09 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﺕ | abat | 6.82 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻪ | abath | 2.27 |
| ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻰ | abaty | 2.27 |
| Pate in the Russian language | ||
| Патэ | pate | - |
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