Van Patten Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Costa Rica

Van Patten Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who came from Putten (well or pool), in Holland.

Van Patten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6521:555,91945,866
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8061:62,3066,809

Van Patten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who came from Putten (well or pool), in Holland.

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

VAN PATTEN: Local. From Putten, a town in Holland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Van Patten Last Name Facts

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

Van Patten is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Van Patten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 466,165th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Van Patten reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 652 people, or 1 in 555,919. In The United States Van Patten is most prevalent in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Washington, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and The Philippines, where 3 percent reside.

Van Patten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Van Patten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Van Patten Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Van Patten earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.35% more than the national average, earning $70,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $55,854 CAD per year.

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