Patrón Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Patrón Surname Definition:

Derived from the Spanish "patrona," this surname has the following denotations: entitled saint of a church, a protector chosenby a village or congregation, landlord, proprietor, lord or master and he who leads a merchant-marine boat.

See Padrón.

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Patrón Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico891:1,394,67615,650
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Patron (26,514), Patròn (7) & Patroń (29) are calculated separately.

Patrón Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Derived from the Spanish "patrona," this surname has the following denotations: entitled saint of a church, a protector chosenby a village or congregation, landlord, proprietor, lord or master and he who leads a merchant-marine boat.

See Padrón.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Patrón Last Name Facts

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

Patrón is held by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Patron, Patròn or Patroń. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Patrón? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,441,361st most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Patrón are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Hispano-North America.

Patrón is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 1,394,676. In Mexico it is mostly found in: Yucatán, where 24 percent reside, Mexico City, where 20 percent reside and Guerrero, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 13 percent reside and Uruguay, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patron9426,514/
Patròn947/
Parón915/
Patroń8929/
Patran83468/
Patrun83102/
Parrón8338/
Petrón833/
Parzón831/
Patrónová801/
Pastran7710,974/
Patrone773,814/
Patrong77132/
Pastron7782/
Patroon7768/
Pattron7724/
Paztran7722/
Pastrán7722/
Patrand7719/
Pathran7715/
Patrhan7712/
Patrang7712/
Patranc7710/
Patrung779/
Pathron775/
Patrune774/
Paytron773/
Patrane773/
Patroen773/
Patrund772/
Patroun772/
Patraan771/
Patrant771/
Patrond771/
Pastràn771/
Peatran770/
Pattran770/
Paran7333,760/
Paron736,199/
Porón732/
Pastrone71261/
Patrocin7182/
Pathrane714/
Patrusin713/
Patrosin713/
Patrunck713/
Pastrane712/
Pauthron711/
Patrutin711/
Pastrand711/
Patroung711/
Patruhyn711/
Patraand710/
Petran673,261/
Parron672,806/
Parand672,654/
Parone672,321/
Parane672,162/
Paraan671,603/
Parong671,481/
Petron671,409/
Parhan671,260/
Parang671,064/
Parran67968/
Pargan67653/
Pairan67636/
Potron67636/
Pauron67576/
Pairon67502/
Patram67472/
Parzan67416/
Pauran67404/
Patrão67376/
Patronova67306/
Pearan67304/
Pearon67223/
Patrum67221/
Pharan67180/
Parzon67172/
Patrunova67100/
Pătran6775/
Pargon6773/
Phatrasen6770/
Payran6763/
Patrom6759/
Potran6756/
Paraun6731/
Paroon6719/
Pétron6715/
Patronová6714/
Parhon6713/
Pasron6711/
Peirón6710/
Pasran679/
Pharon679/
Pahran678/
Porrón678/
Pajran677/
Paroyn677/
Patrachin676/
Parann676/
Payron676/
Paaran676/
Pahron675/
Patrashyn675/
Paranh674/
Phatrasin674/
Patranova673/
Patrohyna673/
Patruhyna673/
Paroin672/
Parosn672/
Peurón672/
Paroun672/
Paronh671/
Paruon671/
Payrán671/
Patruhina671/
Parròn671/
Peyrón671/
Pãtran671/
Pheatrung671/
Phaitrong671/
Patrushyn671/
Pattrasen671/
Parahn670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Patrón
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