Patterson

Meanings

1. A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A locale in the United States:
3. A minor city in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
4. A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.
5. A minor city in Pierce County, Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
6. An unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
7. A township in Greene County, Illinois.
8. A minor city in Madison County, Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
9. A city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
10. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
11. A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
12. A town in Putnam County, New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.

Etymology

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