US Population With Last Name Patterson By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 205,423 people in the US whose last name was Patterson, and the rate of occurence of the Patterson last name was 69.64 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Patterson identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (67.27%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (26.8%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (2.43%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Patterson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Patterson last name.

US Population With Last Name Patterson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 138188 67.27
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 55053 26.8
Hispanic or Latino 4992 2.43
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 4827 2.35
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1397 0.68
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 965 0.47