Pattyn Surname

102,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Pattyn Surname User-submission:

In Flanders the family has its origins in Bruges, Brugge in Flanders. Records date back to the 14th century, where the shoemakersguild of Bruges had members with surname Pattyn. The family would keep on having more power in the guild, and eventually during 16-17th century the guild would become hereditary under the family.

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Pattyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,2491:3,539362
France8701:76,34810,727
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Pattyn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Flanders the family has its origins in Bruges, Brugge in Flanders. Records date back to the 14th century, where the shoemakersguild of Bruges had members with surname Pattyn. The family would keep on having more power in the guild, and eventually during 16-17th century the guild would become hereditary under the family. The family would become even richer and adopt the guild's coat of arms as its own. In 1611 the family would help finance the rebuilding of the St-Anna church in Bruges. To this day one of the stained glass windows has the coat of arms and the family's name in it.

The family lends lends their name to a medieval shoe with a thick sole. The family/guild made these kind of shoes and gave it their surname.

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The name Pattyn probably first originated from Normandy, France. From there it spread out to other regions; most prominently The county of Flanders (9th Century). First know as Patin in Normandy, the name crossed the channel to England (1066) where it probably became known as Patten.

In Old-Dutch the word, patijn, means 'shoe with a thick sole', later a cog. This is because Pattyn was also known as a guild for shoemakers in the medieval city of Brugge (Bruges +/- 14th century).

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Pattyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pattyn is most common in Belgium. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pattyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,919th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,593,603 people. The surname Pattyn is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Pattyn are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 61 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 3,249 people, or 1 in 3,539. In Belgium Pattyn is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent live, Walloon Region, where 10 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Belgium Pattyn is found in 23 countries. It is also found in France, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Pattyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pattyn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pattyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pattyn surname are 5.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pattyn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.36% more than the national average, earning $44,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $51,307 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patyn91267/
Pattn918/
Patten8325,265/
Patyna831,441/
Pattin83835/
Pastyn8333/
Pautyn836/
Patthn836/
Patyon834/
Patynk831/
Pattne831/
Patn8046/
Pattynová801/
Pattynova801/
Pattijn77337/
Patting77146/
Paityna7799/
Pattina7781/
Phatyon7738/
Patteen7733/
Pattion7717/
Pathyna7711/
Pautyna779/
Pattaen775/
Pattenn775/
Paustyn772/
Pahytyn771/
Pastten771/
Pattoen771/
Pattent771/
Pattten770/
Pattien770/
Pattend770/
Patthin770/
Patin7311,361/
Patne7311,275/
Paten731,091/
Pathn73104/
Potyn7322/
Patín739/
Phatn735/
Pastn731/
Paatn731/
Paitn731/
Pahtn731/
Paytn731/
Patnt731/
Peatting710/
Pasten6718,041/
Pattem675,505/
Patina672,490/
Potten67852/
Payten67763/
Pating67659/
Pottin67563/
Pathen67488/
Patent67318/
Pastin67284/
Pattim67284/
Patijn67259/
Pautin67258/
Patien67179/
Pateng67173/
Pastén6772/
Pation6764/
Pathne6760/
Pathin6748/
Pajtin6741/
Phatin6738/
Potyng6738/
Paiten6723/
Potyna6718/
Phatthaen6715/
Paitin6713/
Peaten6711/
Hpatin679/
Phaten678/
Pazten676/
Pastèn675/
Passtn674/
Paytin674/
Paitne674/
Paatne674/
Patuin673/
Pataen673/
Peatin672/
Peutyn672/
Patimn671/
Pateen671/
Patend671/
Patint671/
Patnnk671/
Pastne671/
Paytne671/
Phathn671/
Paithn671/
Pauten671/
Paaten671/
Pottne671/
Pauthn670/

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