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Patterson name meaning

First Name
536
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
205k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Patterson mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Patterson

User Submitted Origins

Scottish
48%
English
28%
Irish
14%
African
3%
Hebrew
3%
Basque
3%

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Wiktionary

From Middle English Pate, short form of Patrick, + -son.

  1. A Scottish and Northern English patronymic surname​.
  2. A locale in the United States.
    1. A city in Arkansas.
    2. A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.
    3. A city in Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
    4. A city in Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
    5. A city in Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
    6. A town in New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.
    7. A village in Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.
    8. An unincorporated community in Idaho.
    9. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
    10. A ghost town in New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
  3. A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; named for an early landowning family.

Notable Persons Named Patterson

Notable Persons Named Patterson

Patterson Hood

Patterson Hood is a singer-songwriter, alternative country, and southern rock musician. He plays Guitar and Vocals. He was most prominent from 1984 to present. Patterson was born on March 24th, 1964 in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

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Patterson Thompson

Patterson Thompson is a cricketer. Patterson was born on September 26th, 1971 in Pine Garden, Saint Michael, Barbados.

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Patterson Dial

Patterson was born on May 19th, 1902. She breathed her last breath on March 23rd, 1945.

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Patterson Kabore

Patterson Kabore is an athlete for the FC Guria Lanchkhuti.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Patterson

Notable Persons With the Last Name Patterson

James Patterson

James Patterson is a romance, young-adult fiction, thriller, comedy, realistic fiction, and thriller (genre) writer. James was given the name James Brendan Patterson on March 22nd, 1947 in Newburgh, New York, US.

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MC Ren

MC Ren is a gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, g-funk, and political hip hop rapper, record producer, and rapping. He holds the title Fuck Tha Police". His ongoing career started in 1987. MC was given the name Lorenzo Jerald Patterson on June 14th, 1969 in , United States. MC is also known as The Ruthless Villain, The Villain, The Villain in Black, and Rebel Villain.

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Scott Patterson

Scott Patterson is a baseball pitcher, actor, baseball pitcher (1980–1986), and actor (1993–present). Scott was given the name Scott Gordon-Patterson on September 11th, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Clair Cameron Patterson

Clair Cameron Patterson was a scientist in the field of geochemistry. Clair was born on June 2nd, 1922 in Mitchellville, Iowa, U.S. He left this life on December 5th, 1995.

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Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson is a wrestler. Pat was born on January 19th, 1941 in Montreal.

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Floyd Patterson

Floyd Patterson was a boxer. Floyd was born on January 4th, 1935 in Waco, North Carolina, U.S. He left this life on May 11th, 2006.

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  • Ian Hunter
    Musician
  • Beth Ditto
    Musician
  • Merritt Patterson
    Actor
  • Patrick Patterson
    Basketball Player
  • Cordarrelle Patterson
    Football Player
  • Carly Patterson
    Musician
  • John Henry Patterson
    Writer
  • Melody Patterson
    Actress
  • Marnette Patterson
    Actor
  • Ruben Patterson
    Basketball Player
  • Gary Patterson
    College Coach
  • Gavin Patterson
  • Anne Patterson
    United States Ambassador to Egypt
  • Lamar Patterson
    Basketball Player

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Patterson U.S.
  White 67.27% 64.26%
  African American 26.80% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.47% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.68% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.35% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.43% 16.26%

Of Last Name Patterson

People with the last name Patterson are most frequently White or African American

Entire United States

Fun Facts about the name Patterson

  • What name lists does Patterson rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Patterson? Patterson is the 16,160th most popular name of all time. As a last name Patterson was the 117th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Patterson have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 536 babies born with the first name Patterson in the United States. That's more than enough people named Patterson to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Patterson? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1912 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Patterson first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Patterson is Thursday, December 31st, 1874.
  • What year had the most people named Patterson born? The highest recorded use of the first name Patterson was in 2013 with a total of 16 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Patterson: The name spelled backwards is Nosrettap. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nopsteatr. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Patterson? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 205,423 people with the last name Patterson.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Patterson? Patterson was ranked as the 117th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Patterson name meaning

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