Pattin Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Pattin is a familiar spelling of the English name Patton. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Descendant of little Pat, a pet form of Patrick (noble or patrician)”.

• The 2010 census count for Pattin in the United States was 248, good for rank 77,264. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.
• Pattin is listed among the recognised spellings of Patton.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Patton and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Pattin report, with a museum-style coat of arms.