Paterson is a Scottish and Irish

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meaning "Fathers' son" or "son of '' Patrick''". In

Connacht Connacht ( ; ga, Connachta or ), is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms ( Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, Conmhaícne, and ...

, and Ulster, the name is considered to be an

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form of the

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

surname ''Ó Casáin''. ''Paterson'' is rarely used as a

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. There are other spellings, including

Patterson Patterson may refer to: People * Patterson (surname) Places ;Canada * Pattersons Corners, Ontario *Patterson Township, Ontario *Patterson, Calgary a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta. ;United States of America * Patterson, Arkansas *Patterson, C ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Adrian Paterson Adrian "Adi" Paterson is a South African scientist and engineer best known for his work on Pebble Bed modular reactor research and development. He was CEO of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) from March 2009 til ...

, South African scientist *

Aileen Paterson Aileen Francis Paterson (née Henderson) MBE (30 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Scottish writer and illustrator, best known for her series of children's books about Maisie MacKenzie, the kitten. Biography Aileen Paterson was born in th ...

, Scottish children's writer * Andrew Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people * Alasdair Paterson, Scottish poet *

Alex Paterson Alex Paterson (also known as Dr Alex Paterson, born Duncan Alexander Robert Paterson; 15 October 1959 in Battersea, London) is an English musician and co-founder of ambient house group The Orb, in which he has worked since its inception. Li ...

(1959), English musician * Alexander Paterson, Australian politician * Sir Alexander Paterson, British prison reformer * Algy Paterson, Australian last speaker of the Martuthunira language * Andrew J. Paterson, Canadian artist * Archie Paterson, Scottish footballer *

Banjo Paterson Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, (17 February 18645 February 1941) was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the ...

, Australian poet * Barbara Paterson, Canadian sculptor * Basil A. Paterson (1926–2014), New York politician *

Bill Paterson (actor) William Tulloch Paterson (born 3 June 1945) is a Scottish actor with a career in theatre, film, television and radio. Throughout his career he has appeared regularly in radio drama and provided the narration for a large number of documentaries ...

, Scottish actor *

Callum Paterson Callum Thomas Owen Paterson (born 13 October 1994) is a professional association football, footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday as a striker and the Scotland national football team. Paterson started his career w ...

(born 1994), Scottish footballer * Charles Paterson (1882–1973), Scottish cricketer * Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player *

Craig Paterson Craig Paterson (born 2 October 1959 in South Queensferry) is a Scottish former football player, who currently works as a pundit for BBC Radio Scotland and ''Sportscene''. The son of former Hibernian defender Jock Paterson,Colin Paterson Colin Paterson (born 1974) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster who is an Arts and Entertainment correspondent for the BBC and has been a presenter and reporter on BBC Three's ''Liquid News''. Early life He attended the independent Hutcheson ...

, Scottish entrepreneur *

Cory Paterson Cory Paterson (born 14 July 1987) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights, North Queensland Cowboys and the Wests Tigers in the NRL and Hull Kingston Rovers ...

, Australian Rugby League player *

David Paterson David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010. A ...

, New York Governor * Don Paterson, Scottish poet * Fred Paterson, Australian politician * Gil Paterson, Scottish politician *Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson, birth name of

Helen Allingham Helen Allingham (née Paterson; 26 September 1848 – 28 September 1926) was a British watercolourist and illustrator of the Victorian era. Biography Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson was born on 26 September 1848, at Swadlincote in Derbyshire, ...

(1848–1926), British painter * Iain Paterson, Scottish baritone *

Isabel Paterson Isabel Paterson (January 22, 1886 – January 10, 1961) was a Canadian-American journalist, novelist, political philosopher, and a leading literary and cultural critic of her day. Historian Jim Powell has called Paterson one of the three f ...

, Canadian libertarian writer * Jack Paterson (born 1974), Canadian director, devisor, dramaturg, translator, actor * James Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people * James Hamilton-Paterson, British novelist and poet *

Jamie Paterson (disambiguation) Jamie Paterson may refer to: * Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1973), Scottish footballer * Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1991), English footballer See also * Jamie Patterson (disambiguation) * James Paterson (disambiguation) {{hndis, Pate ...

, several people *

Jennifer Paterson Jennifer Mary Paterson (3 April 1928 – 10 August 1999) was a British celebrity cook, author, actress and television personality who appeared on the television programme ''Two Fat Ladies'' (1996–1999) with Clarissa Dickson Wright. Prior to th ...

(1928–1999), British television chef *

Jodi Ann Paterson Jodi Ann Paterson (born July 31, 1975) is an American model, actress and former beauty queen. She competed in the Miss Teen USA competition as Miss Oregon Teen USA in 1994. She is ''Playboy''s Playmate for October 1999, and was named Playmate of ...

, American model and actress *

John Paterson (disambiguation) John Paterson may refer to: Politics *John Paterson (New York politician) (1744–1808), American soldier and politician * John E. Paterson (1800–?), New York politician *John Paterson (Cape politician) (1822–1880), politician and businessman ...

, multiple people * Katherine Paterson, American children's writer * Lee Paterson, rugby league footballer for Scotland, Keighley Cougars, York, Batley Bulldogs, Carpentras XIII, Widnes Vikings, and Featherstone Rovers * Lloyd H. Paterson (1925–1988), New York politician * Marr Paterson (born 1887), Scottish footballer *

Markus Paterson Mark Paul Robert Paterson (born 3 June 1998) is a Filipino British actor, singer, television host and footballer based in the Philippines. Biography Paterson was born in England. He is of Filipino and British descent. He is the only child of ...

, British-Filipino actor, singer, television host, and footballer * Martin Paterson, English born Northern Ireland footballer * Matthew C. Paterson (died 1846), New York County D.A. * Meg Paterson, fictional character from '' Monarch of the Glen'' * Mike Paterson, Professor of Computer Science at the

University of Warwick , mottoeng = Mind moves matter , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.0 million (2021) , budget = £698.2 million (2020 ...

* Neil Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people * Owen Paterson, British politician * Owen Paterson, Australian production designer on ''

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'' * Rex Paterson, British agriculturalist * Robert Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people * Stan Paterson (1924–2013), British glaciologist * Tania Paterson (born 1972), retired competitive diver from New Zealand * Thomas Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tim Paterson Tim Paterson (born 1 June 1956) is an American computer programmer, best known for creating 86-DOS, an operating system for the Intel 8086. This system emulated the application programming interface (API) of CP/M, which was created by Gary Kilda ...

, American computer programmer, author of MS-DOS *

Tom Paterson Tom Paterson is a Scottish comic artist who drew characters for Fleetway in 1973–1990, and D.C Thomson from 1986 to 2012. As of 2013, he currently draws strips for Viz. He lives in Leith, with three children, and is a Hearts supporter. Ta ...

, Scottish comics artist * Viola Paterson, Scottish artist * William Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people