Patterson

English

Alternative forms

• Paterson, Patteson, Pattison

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpætəɹ.sən/

Proper noun

Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

1. A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
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.

Anagrams

• anteports, patentors