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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin of the Surname PATTINSON,
PATTISON, PATTESON, PATTISSON, PATTERSON, PATERSON.
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From A
Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A.
Bardsley, 1901.
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PATTINSON, PATTISON,
PATTESON, PATTISSON, PATTERSON, PATERSON.
A baptismal name meaning "the son of Patrick" (q.v.), from the
nickname Pate and diminutive Patt-in; cf. Colin, Robin. Patterson is a
corruption of Pattinson; cf. Matterson, Dickerson, Catterson, for Mattinson,
Dickinson, Cattinson. Patrick was a great North-English font-name in the
surname period. It would be useless furnishing many instances.
Sufficient will be found under Pate,
Patten, Paton,
&c.
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Reference
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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