Pattyn surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Pattyn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 141 people carried this name — #122,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 148 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 2,195 people named Pattyn live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

West Flanders 1,610
East Flanders 293
Antwerp 125
Hainaut 108
Flemish Brabant 26
Brussels-Capital 11
Namur 11
Walloon Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 373 people named Pattyn.

34 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 34
Nord 238
Eure 31
Pas-de-Calais 26
Paris 8
Marne 5
Yvelines 4
Orne 4
Oise 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 47 people named Pattyn live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 47

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

Who carried it

People named Pattyn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hubertus Pattyn 1749–1787
  • Willem Polycarpus Pattyn 1827–1890 · Catholic priest
  • Desiderius Petrus Pattyn 1829–1902 · Catholic priest
  • Marcella Pattyn 1920–2013 · beguine
  • Christian Pattyn 1937– · official
  • Patrick Pattyn 1957– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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