- Paterson (surname)
Family name
name =Paterson
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meaning = Son ofPatrick
region =Scottish, English
origin =Scottish, English
related names =Patterson
footnotes =Paterson is an Scottish
surname meaning "son of Patrick". It is rarely used as agiven name . There are other spellings, includingPatterson . People with the surname Paterson include:*
Aileen Paterson , Scottish children's writer
*Alexander Paterson, Australian politician
* Sir Alexander Paterson, British prison reformer
*Alexander D. Paterson ,Scouting New Zealand notable, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1975
*Algy Paterson , Australian last speaker of theMartuthunira language
*Andrew J. Paterson , Canadian artist
*Banjo Paterson , Australian poet
*Barbara Paterson , Canadian sculptor
*Bill Paterson , Scottish actor
*Chris Paterson , Scottish rugby player
*David Paterson , New York Governor
*Don Paterson , Scottish poet
*Fred Paterson , Australian politician
*George Paterson Scottish singer-songwriter
*Gil Paterson , Scottish politician
*Helen Mary Elizabeth Paterson , British painterHelen Allingham
*Isabel Paterson , Canadian libertarian writer
*James Hamilton-Paterson , British novelist and poet
*Jamie Paterson , Canadian radio personality
*Jennifer Paterson , British TV chef
*Jodi Ann Paterson , American model and actress
*John Paterson : multiple people
*Katherine Paterson , American children's writer
*Martin Paterson , English born Northern Ireland footballer
*Meg Paterson , fictional character from "Monarch of the Glen "
*Mike Paterson , Professor of Computer Science at theUniversity of Warwick
*Neil Paterson , Canadian politician
*Owen Paterson , British politician
*Owen Paterson, Australian production designer on "The Matrix Series "
*Rex Paterson , British agriculturalist
*Robert Paterson , Scottish stonemason
*Tim Paterson , American computer programmer, author ofMS-DOS
*Tom Paterson , Scottish comics artist
*William Paterson , one of several people including
**William Paterson (banker) (1658-1719), Scottish trader, a founder of the Bank of England, deviser of theDarién scheme
**William Paterson (jurist) (1745-1806), American statesman, signed US Constitution
**William Paterson (governor) (1755-1810), early lieutenant governor of Tasmania
**William Paterson (Canadian politician) (1839-1914), CanadianMember of Parliament
**William A. Paterson (1838-1921), American auto manufacturerReferences
See also
*
Paterson (disambiguation)
*Paterson (given name)
*Patterson (surname)
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