LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Patel
Patel is the 63rd most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 309,327 people carried it — about 103.5 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Patel are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American93.8%
White3.0%
Multiracial1.6%
Black0.6%
Native American0.6%
Hispanic0.5%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#591
49,742
2000
#172
145,066
2010
#95
229,973
2020
#63
309,327