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Pateras Surname Meaning

Greek: from the medieval and modern Greek vocabulary word pateras ‘father’ or ‘priest’ classical Greek patēr perhaps a nickname for the son of a priest (Greek Orthodox priests unlike their Roman Catholic counterparts were allowed to marry and have children)

or for someone thought to resemble a priest. Compare Patera.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Pateras families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pateras family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Pateras family living in California. This was about 25% of all the recorded Pateras's in USA. California and 3 other states had the highest population of Pateras families in 1920.
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Between 1969 and 2001, in the United States, Pateras life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Pateras in 1969 was 69, and 61 in 2001.

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