Patricia Heaton
There are approximately 42 people named Patricia Heaton living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,160,818 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Patricia with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Heaton. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
42
1 in 8,160,818
Named Patricia
893K
Alive today
Named Heaton
16K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 893K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1951
Average age: 68
Estimated bearers: 16K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,606
Per 100K: 4.69
Top ancestry: White (94.1%)
First name trend
Patricia: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Patricia. The peak year was 1951 with 56,574 births. The average person named Patricia today is 68 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Heaton surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Heaton, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 94.1%.
- White94.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Black or African American0.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Patricia has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2604% of the US population, based on 892,673 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Heaton appears at a rate of 4.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0047%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 42 people with the full name Patricia Heaton. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Patricia
FAQ
Patricia Heaton: questions and answers
How many people are named Patricia Heaton?
We estimate approximately 42 people in the United States share the full name Patricia Heaton. That works out to about 1 in 8,160,818 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2604%) with the surname frequency (4.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Patricia Heaton?
We classify Patricia Heaton as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,160,818 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Patricia a male or female name?
Patricia is predominantly female. Out of 1,578,408 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Patricia profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.