Show ContentsPattie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Anglo-Saxon name Pattie comes from the baptismal name Patty, which was the pet form for the personal name Patrick. Patronymic surnames arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. In the religious naming tradition, which was developed later than the vernacular tradition, surnames were bestowed in honor of religious figures or church officials. Personal names derived from the names of saints, apostles, biblical figures, and missionaries are widespread in most European countries. In the Middle Ages, they became increasingly popular because people believed that the souls of the deceased continued to be involved in this world. They named their children after saints in the hope that the child would be blessed or protected by the saint.

Early Origins of the Pattie family

The surname Pattie was first found in Worcestershire, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Pattie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pattie research. Another 180 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1275, 1381, 1542, 1554, 1560, 1585, 1591, 1603, 1606, 1618, 1634, 1770, 1795 and 1804 are included under the topic Early Pattie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pattie Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Pattie has appeared include Paddy, Pady, Paddie, Padie, Paddey, Padey, Paday, Paddye, Patty, Paty, Pattie, Patie, Pati, Pattey, Patey and many more.

Early Notables of the Pattie family

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United States Pattie migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Pattie arrived in North America very early:

Pattie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Ohio Pattie, a trapper in Bracken County, Kentucky, in 1804 who was survived by his son Sylvester Pattie
Pattie Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • John Pattie, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Lapland" from Liverpool, England 1
  • Trevor Pattie, aged 18, who arrived in N. York in 1919 aboard the ship "Mexico" from Cristobal 1
  • Trevor Pattie, originally from South Shields, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Orca" from Liverpool, England 1
  • Mary Pattie, aged 37, originally from Newcastle-on-Tyne, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Aquitania" from Southampton, England 1
  • John Pattie, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1921 from Dundee, Scotland 1

New Zealand Pattie migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Pattie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Robert Pattie, aged 28, a farm labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1850
  • Mr. Charles Pattie, (b. 1824), aged 28, Scottish settler born in Fifeshire travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 1st December 1852 2
  • Miss Euphemia Eliza Pattie, (b. 1849), aged 3, Scottish settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 1st December 1852 2
  • Mr. Charles Thomas Pattie, (b. 1851), aged 1, Scottish settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Slains Castle" arriving in Wellington, New Zealand on 1st December 1852 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Pattie (post 1700) +

  • Sir Geoffrey Edwin Pattie (b. 1936), English former politician, Member of Parliament for Chertsey and Walton (1974-1979)
  • Pattie Maes (b. 1961), American scientist, she founded and directed the MIT Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces Group
  • Pattie Ruffner Jacobs (1875-1935), American suffragist from Birmingham, Alabama, inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1978
  • Pattie Coldwell (1952-2002), British TV presenter and journalist
  • Pattie M. Bland, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virgin Islands, 2008 3
  • Pattie Lanier, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Florida, 1996 4


  1. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  2. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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