Patterson Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Patterson Name Meaning: A patronymic variant from the pet form 'Pate',short form of 'Patrick'. 'Son of Patrick'.

This name is of the 'Patrician' class (of noble origin),popularity due to St.Patrick the 'apostle'. Emma Anne Paterson (1848-1886)founded the womens protective & provident league in 1874.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Patterson Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Patterson family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 105
Living On Own Means 102
Coal Miner Hewer 84
General Servant Domestic 68
Dress Maker 62
Scholar 46
Domestic Servant 43
Cook Domestic 34
Cotton Weaver 33
Coal Miner C Hewer 31
Farmer 26
Butcher 24
Dressmaker 23
Stone Mason 23
Charwoman 21
Blacksmith 20
Servant Domestic 18
Tailor 18
Fisherman 18
Engine Fitter 17
Tailoress 17
Commercial Clerk 16
Plumber 16
Railway Clerk 16
Agricultural Labourer 16

Patterson Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Patterson 100% 56,822
2 Paterson 89% 16,154
3 Petterson 89% 1,628
4 Potterson 89% 515

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The surname Patterson is the most popular version of all its varients

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