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
School 1,062
Coal Miner Hewer 123
Private Means 75
Labourer 72
At Home 50
At School 50
General Labourer 49
Dressmaker 49
General Servant (domestic) 49
Farm Labourer 45
Clerk 42
None 41
Housekeeper 36
Shop Assistant 33
General Servant Domestic 33
Domestic Servant 30
House Keeper 27
Farmer 26
Joiner 25
Dock Labourer 22
Blacksmith 20
Dress Maker 20
Laundress 20
Butcher 19
Scholar 19

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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