The Paton surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,846 people carried this name — #10,375 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 94,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 317 people named Paton.
29 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
307 people named Paton have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 431 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
36 people named Paton live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Paton.
- Patel 145,066 · U.S. census
- Pater 1,253 · U.S. census
- Paternoster 893 · U.S. census
- Patey 366 · U.S. census
- Patient 419 · U.S. census
- Patin 2,607 · U.S. census
- Patout 198 · U.S. census
- Patras 423 · U.S. census
- Patri 212 · U.S. census
- Patriarca 469 · U.S. census
- Patrice 282 · U.S. census
- Patrie 508 · U.S. census
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