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Origin Of The Surname Paterson
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Meaning Of The Surname Paterson
Son of noble father
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Interesting
Facts About
Paterson
This is one of the most popular Scottish surnames, having around ten different coats of arms. It is thought that the name derives from the male personal name Pat or Pate, both pet forms of the name Patrick, and the addition of the suffix ‘son’ was only added as the name was passed on to offspring as a signifier that they were a son of Pat. As Patrick is such a noble and popular Scottish name, there are many different surnames which have come about as a result such as Patrickson, Pattinson and Paton. |
Paterson Statistics
Paterson is the number 342 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 27,085 share the surname Paterson in the UK.
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