Paterson is a Scottish and Irish

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meaning "Fathers' son" or "son of ''

Patrick Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

''". In Connacht, 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 ...

. 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, Pebble Bed modular reactor research and development. He was CEO of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ...

, 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 t ...

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

Alasdair Paterson Alasdair Talbert Paterson is a Scottish poet and retired academic librarian. He won an Eric Gregory Award for poetry in 1975 and published several collections before taking a twenty-year break from publication. In his career as a librarian he w ...

, 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. Life ...

(1959), English musician * Alexander Paterson, Australian politician * Sir Alexander Paterson, British prison reformer *

Algy Paterson Algy Paterson (died 6 August 1995) was the last fluent speaker of the Martuthunira language of Western Australia. Algy's father was a Europe, European, which made him eligible to be removed from his family by the authorities under the policy now ...

, Australian last speaker of the Martuthunira language *

Andrew J. Paterson Andrew J. Paterson (born 1952 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian inter-disciplinary artist, working with video, live performance, original text, film, and music. Paterson is also a published author and editor, who sees his multidisciplinary activiti ...

, Canadian artist *

Archie Paterson Archibald Beveridge Paterson (13 July 1908 – 1995) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic, Forfar Athletic and Montrose as a wing half A midfielder is an outfield position in association ...

, Scottish footballer * Banjo Paterson, Australian poet *

Barbara Paterson Barbara A. Paterson is a Canadian artist, primarily known for her bronze figurative works, specializing in a variety of sculpture media including wax, stone, bronze and welded steel. She is based in Edmonton and is best known for her public s ...

, Canadian sculptor *

Basil A. Paterson Basil Alexander Paterson (April 27, 1926 – April 16, 2014) was an American labor lawyer and politician. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1971 and as secretary of state of New York under Governor Hugh Carey from 1979 to 1983. ...

(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 (born 1994), Scottish footballer *

Charles Paterson Charles Strathern Paterson (18 November 1882 – 23 July 1973) was a Scottish first-class cricketer. Paterson was born in November 1882 at Edinburgh. A club cricketer for both Carlton and Grange Cricket Club's, he made his debut for Scotland in ...

(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 Rover ...

, Australian Rugby League player * David Paterson, New York Governor * Don Paterson, Scottish poet * Fred Paterson, Australian politician * Gil Paterson, Scottish politician *Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson, birth name of Helen Allingham (1848–1926), British painter *

Iain Paterson Iain Paterson (born 1973) is a Scottish bass-baritone singer who has appeared in opera and concert. He was born in Glasgow. His first study was the violin, but his voice was recognised as his more important calling by his teachers at the Royal ...

, 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 John Paterson (born May 25, 1974) is a Canadian director, devisor, dramaturg, translator, actor and theatre creator who works across Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. His favourite credits include directing the installation of Th ...

(born 1974), Canadian director, devisor, dramaturg, translator, actor * James Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people * James Hamilton-Paterson, British novelist and poet * Jamie Paterson (disambiguation), 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, 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 o ...

, multiple people *

Katherine Paterson Katherine Womelsdorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including '' Bridge to Terabithia''. For four different books published 1975-1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Aw ...

, American children's writer *

Lee Paterson Lee Paterson (born 5 July 1981) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at club level for the Keighley Cougars, York City Knights, Rochdale Hornets, Batley Bulldogs, Carpentras X ...

, 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, 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 (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' *Mike Paterson, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Warwick *Neil Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people *Owen Paterson, British politician *Owen Paterson (production designer), Owen Paterson, Australian production designer on ''The Matrix Series'' *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, American computer programmer, author of MS-DOS *Tom Paterson, Scottish comics artist *Viola Paterson, Scottish artist *William Paterson (disambiguation), multiple people

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