Patterson

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Etymology

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

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Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

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

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