PATTERSON is ranked as the 112th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 222,246.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 69.7 people named PATTERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PATTERSON is
234,473, the rank is 104
and the proportion per 100k Americans named PATTERSON is 73.60.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
PATTERSON is
70.1% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
25.7% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name PATTERSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name PATTERSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PATTERSON
The state with the most people named
PATTERSON is
Texas where
21,603 people have this name.
Alabama is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named PATTERSON, as
167.25 in every 100,000
Alabamians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Alabama is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name PATTERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,986
54.24
99.9%
Indiana
5,017
76.05
99.9%
Iowa
2,121
68.25
99.9%
Kansas
2,461
84.75
99.8%
Michigan
6,913
69.76
100.0%
Minnesota
1,816
33.28
99.8%
Missouri
3,862
129
99.7%
Nebraska
920
48.89
99.6%
North Dakota
185
25.01
97.4%
Ohio
9,179
79.17
99.9%
South Dakota
274
32.13
98.6%
Wisconsin
2,279
39.59
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name PATTERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
542
73.51
99.4%
Arizona
4,036
59.95
99.9%
California
19,027
49.03
99.9%
Colorado
3,694
68.97
99.9%
Hawaii
566
39.87
99.4%
Idaho
1,335
81.69
99.7%
Montana
573
55.95
99.5%
Nevada
1,651
58.15
99.8%
New Mexico
1,251
59.98
99.5%
Oregon
2,813
70.85
99.9%
Utah
1,847
62.75
99.6%
Washington
4,384
62.09
99.9%
Wyoming
410
70.24
99.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name PATTERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,796
49.93
99.8%
Maine
896
67.39
99.2%
Massachusetts
2,907
43.1
99.8%
New Hampshire
738
55.63
99.4%
New Jersey
4,774
53.41
99.9%
New York
7,846
39.73
99.9%
Pennsylvania
9,142
71.5
100.0%
Rhode Island
319
30.23
98.7%
Vermont
372
59.43
99.4%
South States
State stats for the first name PATTERSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PATTERSON as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named PATTERSON.
The most popular full name is James PATTERSON.
2.16% of all the people named PATTERSON
have this given name.
There are 4941 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PATTERSON