Paterson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Paterson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Paterson family

Profession Census Frequency
School 393
Private Means 82
Clerk 24
None 24
Dressmaker 21
Student 17
General Labourer 16
General Servant (domestic) 15
Joiner 14
Housekeeper 13
Farmer 12
At School 12
Labourer 12
Coal Miner Hewer 12
Bank Clerk 11
Commercial Traveller 11
Domestic Servant 11
Shop Assistant 11
Engineer 10
House Keeper 10
Cook (domestic) 9
Hospital Nurse 9
Housemaid (domestic) 9
Soldier 8
Commercial Clerk 7

Paterson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Patterson 89% 56,822
2 Paterson 100% 16,154
3 Peterson 88% 9,603
4 Petersen 75% 929

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The surname Paterson is the 2nd most popular variant of Patterson.

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