About the Patten Surname

Patten and Patton are two spellings with one history.

What does the surname Patten mean?

Its meaning, shared with Patton, is “Little Pate (Patrick)”. The 2010 US Census counted 11,730 people named Patten, ranking it number 3,059 among American surnames.

How is Patten related to Patton?

Records show Patten as one of the forms Patton took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Pattin and Paton.

Does every Patten family have a crest?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Patten, so the heraldry linked to Patton is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete Patten report, with a museum-style coat of arms.