Patenaude Surname

60,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Patenaude Surname User-submission:

From the first two words of the Our Father, Pater Noster, often attributed to an occupational name for a maker of rosary beads.

Patenaude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5,4421:6,771997
United States2,8981:125,07213,290
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China31:455,773,85521,925
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Patenaude Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the first two words of the Our Father, Pater Noster, often attributed to an occupational name for a maker of rosary beads.

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Patenaude Last Name Facts

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

The last name Patenaude occurs most in Canada. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Patenaude? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,115th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 869,117 people. The surname Patenaude occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Patenaude reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 5,442 people, or 1 in 6,771. In Canada Patenaude is mostly concentrated in: Quebec, where 68 percent live, Ontario, where 18 percent live and British Columbia, where 5 percent live. Excluding Canada it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Patenaude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Patenaude has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 13,173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Patenaude Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Patenaude last name are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Patenaude earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $45,489 CAD per year.

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