Meaning and Origin
What does the name Patterson mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
From Middle English Pate, short form of Patrick, + -son.
- A Scottish and Northern English patronymic surname.
- A locale in the United States.
- A city in Arkansas.
- A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.
- A city in Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
- A city in Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
- A city in Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
- A town in New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.
- A village in Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.
- An unincorporated community in Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
- A ghost town in New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
- A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; named for an early landowning family.