Where Does the Patey Surname Come From?

If your family name is Patey, its origin lies with Pate, an English surname. The name is usually explained as “Little Patrick, or head”.

• Patey is listed among the recognised spellings of Pate.
• Related forms: Pait and Patt.
• The 2010 census count for Patey in the United States was 313, good for rank 63,698. French birth records list 841 children named Patey between 1891 and 2000. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Heraldry and the Patey name

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