Pateman Surname

127,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pateman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Pate-man,' i.e. the servant of Pate, i.e. Patrick; compare Addyman, Matthewman, Jackman, &c.; a fairly large class, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Bateman' (which see), a sharpened form; compare Peverley for Beverley or Parnham for Barnham.

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Pateman Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2351:24,9303,431
Australia6591:40,9655,267
Canada2291:160,89816,247
New Zealand1701:26,6374,667
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Wales541:57,3065,200
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
France101:6,642,272293,169
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0511:23,1933,230
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Pateman (298) may also be a first name.

Pateman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'Pate-man,' i.e. the servant of Pate, i.e. Patrick; compare Addyman, Matthewman, Jackman, &c.; a fairly large class, (a) Bapt. 'the son of Bateman' (which see), a sharpened form; compare Peverley for Beverley or Parnham for Barnham.

1652. Married — Francis Patman and Mary Graunt: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1786. — Thomas Harwood and Ann Patman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Pate’s Man (-Servant).

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

As pate is a northern provincialism for a badger, the original Pateman may have been a hunter of badgers, just as the patriarch of the Todmans was a catcher of foxes, and the ancestor of the Wontners, a captor of moles. See Todman, and Wontner.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Pateman Demographics

Pateman Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 2 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Pateman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pateman is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pateman? popularity and diffusion

Pateman is the 127,140th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,041,329 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Pateman live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles. Pateman is also the 510,666th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 298 people.

The surname Pateman is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 2,235 people, or 1 in 24,930. In England it is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 15 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent live. Other than England Pateman occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Pateman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pateman has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pateman surname expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 378 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pateman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pateman last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pateman surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pateman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.25% more than the national average, earning R 497,256 per year; in United States they earn 23.37% more than the national average, earning $53,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $48,130 CAD per year.

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