Given name & surname
Paten
“from the town of warriors”·“from the village of war- TIorS”
Paten is a variant of Patton. One English interpretation is “from the town of warriors.” Paten is a variant of Peyton. One English interpretation is “from the village of war- TIorS.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Paten is a variant of Patton. One English interpretation is “from the town of warriors.” Paten is a variant of Peyton. One English interpretation is “from the village of war- TIorS.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Paten is a variant of Patton. An origin associated with Patton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paten through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 114 as a first name in 2020; 287 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Paten’s family of names
Paten has a related form in Peyton. Paten has a related form in Patton. In Greek usage, Paten as a surname is a transliteration of Πάτεν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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