Pate Surname

10,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

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.

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Pate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,0561:9,5241,160
India7,0101:109,4247,142
England1,4281:39,0185,051
France1,0641:62,4278,527
Niger8831:21,7351,335
Nigeria8301:213,42512,675
Australia6221:43,4015,506
Canada4721:78,0638,764
Scotland4291:12,4801,664
Papua New Guinea3651:22,3392,422
Indonesia2781:475,71739,230
Philippines2781:364,16648,338
Benin2671:38,7104,993
DR Congo2601:284,15226,288
Argentina2331:183,44815,343
Chile2011:87,6443,393
Slovenia1421:17,5194,061
Italy1291:474,08349,291
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
South Africa1171:463,05738,677
Belize1121:3,174638
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Romania891:225,59421,877
Wales511:60,6775,433
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Burkina Faso451:407,8246,238
Senegal431:339,0541,775
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Ivory Coast261:887,35522,826
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
China191:71,964,2933,948
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Ireland131:362,22614,761
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Guam81:20,0153,029
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Oman41:921,9937,313
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Palau11:21,643223
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8871:27,4813,744
Scotland3291:11,3781,403
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2011:9,6561,232

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A Scot. and N. English diminutive of Patrick, q.v.; rarely of Peter, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) Descendant of Pate or Pait, pet forms of Patrick (noble or patrician).

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

A badger. Halliwell.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Richard and Tustin Peet, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Richard Pet, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

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.

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

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) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Paté, Pâte, Patê, Patè or Pâté. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pate? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,390th most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 134,387 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Pate are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 90,993rd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 5,456 people.

This surname is most widely 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. Barring The United States Pate is found 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 prevalency of Pate has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pate last name expanded 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pate last name is primarily Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pate surname are 15.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.7% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paté9267/
Pâte927/
Patê922/
Patè921/
Pater8914,227/
Paste895,558/
Patte895,230/
Pathe894,819/
Patey894,075/
Pates893,018/
Paute892,443/
Phate891,889/
Peate891,666/
Pated891,364/
Patez891,156/
Payte89928/
Paite89820/
Patee89686/
Padte89514/
Patej89483/
Pateh89410/
Patea89398/
Patei89356/
Patie89314/
Paete89292/
Patet89254/
Paate89148/
Patje89139/
Pateu89103/
Patge897/
Pahte896/
Patep894/
Patée891/
Paşte891/
Pat8646,356/
Pâté835/
Pashte8012,934/
Pather807,571/
Phadte803,548/
Paster803,036/
Patted802,832/
Pattee802,130/
Paiste801,296/
Pattie80628/
Pautet80568/
Phatee80551/
Pauthe80506/
Patter80487/
Phateh80484/
Pateis80375/
Patthe80340/
Peatey80317/
Pauter80288/
Paiter80285/
Pastes80263/
Pattey80211/
Paytes80192/
Pujate80189/
Pauste80189/
Payter80166/
Paithe80164/
Phatte80162/
Pahate80145/
Pajate80121/
Poiate8091/
Pateer8090/
Peatee8089/
Paytee8085/
Puyate8077/
Pastea8075/
Peates8071/
Pateas8070/
Pattes8051/
Patett8049/
Patteh8047/
Pattje8046/
Pastey8040/
Phater8040/
Pautes8038/
Pajter8038/
Payete8037/
Poyate8035/
Pasthe8034/
Phaate8034/
Pathey8033/
Pautte8032/
Peater8030/
Pajote8029/
Pathie8028/
Pateet8026/
Pathhe8024/
Phatei8024/
Paethe8023/
Paștea8019/
Pastet8018/
Pathet8018/
Pautea8018/
Paitei8017/
Patesh8016/
Pastez8016/
Patead8015/
Pathee8015/
Phaste8014/
Peðate8014/
Paatee8012/
Pattea8012/
Pautie8012/
Padthe8011/
Patehe8011/
Peatie8010/
Phatey8010/
Paitee8010/
Paites809/
Payite808/
Payate808/
Pathea807/
Pathed807/
Pateit807/
Pastep807/
Payteh806/
Peatez806/
Pathej805/
Pateat805/
Patedh805/
Paitte805/
Pathei805/
Patiej805/
Paştea805/
Pateep805/
Phates804/
Pathes804/
Paaste804/
Pahter804/
Phathe804/
Phaete804/
Pahdte803/
Paytte803/
Pastte803/
Patesr803/
Pattet803/
Payote803/
Paitey803/
Pautey802/
Hpaite802/
Pathte802/
Paatey802/
Paetee802/
Puiate802/
Patheu802/
Patecz802/
Pattée802/
Patihe802/
Phatea802/
Phatet802/
Patech801/
Patest801/
Pattei801/
Pijate801/
Paihte801/
Paatei801/
Paathe801/
Paatie801/
Padtey801/
Paddte801/
Patieh801/
Pateys801/
Peatei801/
Pateiz801/
Pazter801/
Patteu801/
Paztez801/
Pašter801/
Pateuh801/
Patiea801/
Patiey801/
Patehs801/
Pahtte801/
Pehate801/
Peiate801/
Paetie801/
Paatep801/
Pahtee801/
Paiteh801/
Padter801/
Pastee801/
Pathep801/
Peathe800/
Paetea800/
Paette800/
Peaste800/
Peatte800/
Pati75263,387/
Phat7550,516/
Pote7546,429/
Pata7542,063/
Pait7517,687/
Pete7515,641/
Paat7510,026/
Peat757,228/
Patt756,897/
Paty753,584/
Paut751,939/
Path751,618/
Pats751,335/
Past751,230/
Pite751,124/
Payt75393/
Padt75234/
Pajt7583/
Pête7532/
Hpat7521/
Paht7514/
Patč7513/
Patd759/
Ppat755/
Patá752/
Patj751/
Pgat751/
Pfat751/
Pazt751/
Payette735,706/
Payoute731,790/
Paththe731,129/
Peattie731,077/
Pachter73662/
Peaster73573/
Patteet73374/
Patthey73336/
Phathep73319/
Pashthe73266/
Pajotte73227/
Payetee73161/
Phathet73154/
Pajotea73124/
Pashtet73117/
Payotte7386/
Pfauter7351/
Pattesh7346/
Payeteh7335/
Poiatte7328/
Patheis7326/
Pashter7325/
Pajutea7324/
Paettie7323/
Pajutee7319/
Pashteh7317/
Payatte7315/
Pattiea7314/
Pautets7314/
Phatthe7314/
Paister7313/
Pautter7310/
Payatep7310/
Peyatte739/
Pauster739/
Paittee737/
Puyatei737/
Pajatea737/
Patahee737/
Phaette736/
Phathee736/
Passhte735/
Paashte734/
Paither734/
Pattedh734/
Pajuhte734/
Padtett734/
Patthep734/
Pasteis733/
Paadthe733/
Phattey733/
Pattedd733/
Paitter733/
Pajatie733/
Peðates733/
Patteep733/
Phateep733/
Peather732/
Pashtey732/
Payathe732/
Patteys732/
Paszter732/
Puyatte732/
Patheet732/
Pathieh732/
Padthep732/
Payotee732/
Paythie732/
Pathead731/
Patheat731/
Pathjhe731/
Pattees731/
Pattehe731/
Pattett731/
Patthed731/
Pauette731/
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Payethe731/
Payuter731/
Phatter731/
Pejatey731/
Phadthe731/
Peatter731/
Paythee731/
Paustei731/
Payates731/
Pateher731/
Pastech731/
Pasteea731/
Pasteyd731/
Pajates731/
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Piyatte731/
Pujatte731/
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Pouyate731/
Phather731/
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Payster731/
Pateggi731/
Piyatep731/
Phaytes731/
Phaited731/
Phaitee731/
Payiter730/
Poyater730/
Pasther730/
Payater730/
Phasted730/
Pastter730/
Peattee730/
Pateeth730/
Paisted730/
Pfahter730/
Peastey730/
Paihter730/
Patesch730/
Patti6735,740/
Pathi6720,074/
Patty6717,443/
Patta6717,287/
Potes6711,581/
Patai678,497/
Patch677,871/
Patha677,853/
Pethe677,748/
Pauta674,474/
Pithe673,999/
Peete673,784/
Pathy673,472/
Paita673,300/
Patio673,128/
Pasti672,924/
Ppati672,660/
Paati672,641/
Patay672,624/
Pautt671,844/
Paath671,700/
Patyi671,520/
Pette671,510/
Potet671,408/
Poste671,341/
Patoy671,241/
Patis671,208/
Paiti671,179/
Poter671,165/
Petey671,103/
Paust671,040/
Phata67989/
Pitea67872/
Potte67797/
Pauth67778/
Potey67775/
Potie67696/
Potez67640/
Patih67630/
Phaty67602/
Patit67583/
Phete67573/
Pitte67570/
Potee67523/
Phati67521/
Padti67509/
Pataj67490/
Peaty67482/
Patii67460/
Peteh67428/
Patid67428/
Pauty67374/
Pacht67355/
Poete67349/
Patoi67335/
Petee67332/
Paszt67330/
Pfadt67330/
Paats67317/
Potea67316/
Potje67308/
Paitz67306/
Paatz67302/
Pöter67298/
Paist67294/
Patip67289/
Peats67279/
Peute67270/
Poite67269/
Pothe67268/
Phaithet67253/
Poute67250/
Paith67235/
Patts67234/
Patoa67227/
Piete67224/
Petie67218/
Pahat67215/
Pauti67202/
Puite67201/
Petea67201/
Payta67189/
Páter67167/
Pahut67166/
Potei67164/
Patui67154/
Paata67141/
Phath67136/
Pitei67125/
Pathé67124/
Patij67122/
Poteh67122/
Peatt67115/
Pauts67110/
Petei67110/
Peite67108/
Payoutte67107/
Pöthe67101/
Payht6792/
Peteu6783/
Patyo6780/
Patiy6778/
Pataa6777/
Pajta6767/
Phaut6761/
Poote6761/
Phaat6759/
Peata6754/
Patiz6752/
Patgi6751/
Phatt6750/
Päthe6750/
Paushter6737/
Payst6735/
Pitey6731/
Paity6731/
Phast6729/
Phote6728/
Pajti6728/
Piyathet6728/
Peath6727/
Paitt6722/
Padta6722/
Pasts6718/
Peatz6717/
Payts6716/
Pfeaster6715/
Païta6715/
Peaut6715/
Pahti6714/
Patth6714/
Puete6713/
Payti6713/
Paast6713/
Patuy6711/
Potej6711/
Patoj6711/
Phatp6711/
Pausther6710/
Pasht6710/
Paths6710/
Phite6710/
Paaty679/
Hpata679/
Payth677/
Poteć677/
Ppaty677/
Pahty676/
Pfote676/
Pește676/
Phadt676/
Peati675/
Pehte675/
Hpati675/
Pathh675/
Peyte675/
Phatthep675/
Paeti674/
Ppote674/
Passt674/
Payouthe674/
Pâtea674/
Ppata674/
Pfatt673/
Paits673/
Pauht673/
Pozte673/
Phats673/
Pa'at673/
Potge673/
Pphat673/
Phatteep673/
Phatheep673/
Peast672/
Pheaster672/
Paytt672/
Pahahate672/
Patsh672/
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Poted672/
Pãter672/
Pitee672/
Pahst672/
Peachter672/
Patáj672/
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Peatj672/
Podte671/
Patheesh671/
Pastz671/
Pauuette671/
Payettte671/
Pihte671/
Paiettea671/
Paait671/
Padty671/
Paouette671/
Poyte671/
Pohte671/
Pätes671/
Patês671/
Patuá671/
Hppat671/
Patyś671/
Patés671/
Patói671/
Pathè671/
Pasteist671/
Pasté671/
Pajoette671/
Peteő671/
Pyete671/
Puyte671/
Potep671/
Ppete671/
Potée671/
Bpote671/
Pheather671/
P'Pat671/
Phatheed671/
Phaithep671/
Pajittee671/
Paggette671/
Paiht671/
Payathep671/
Patyy671/
Pfachter670/
Pathhead670/
Pazts670/
Payatter670/
Pheastes670/
Peadt670/
Pauttets670/

Pate Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pate in the Bengali language
পাটেpate-
Pate in the Hindi language
पटेpate67.16
पातेpate12.25
पटेलpatela7.35
पतेpate6.86
पाटेpate3.92
पतिpati0.98
पटे्pate0.49
पतीpati0.49
Pate in the Marathi language
पाटेpate56.69
पातेpate36.63
पटेpate4.5
पतेpate0.56
पेाटेpeate0.32
पाटpata0.09
पाटॅpate0.07
पतीेpatie0.05
पाठेpathe0.05
पाटॅॅpatee0.02
पातेेpatee0.02
पाटॆpate0.02
पेातेpeate0.02
Pate in the Oriya language
ପେଟpeta43.4
ପାେତpaeta33.96
ପେତpeta18.87
ପାେଟpaeta1.89
ପାତିpati1.89
Pate in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﺗﻰbaty31.82
ﺑﺎﺕbat25
ﺑﺎﺗﻲbaty13.64
ﺑﺎﺗﻪbath9.09
ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻲabaty9.09
ﺍﺑﺎﺕabat6.82
ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻪabath2.27
ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻰabaty2.27
Pate in the Russian language
Патэpate-

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