Patterson
Frequent American surname
Patterson is a surname meaning "son of Patrick," common in English-speaking countries.
It appears in place names across the United States and occasionally as a given name.
The Pattersons moved here from Ohio.
Like many patronymic surnames, it identifies family lineage rather than occupation or geography.
Of that northern kingdom
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
Celtic · lineage · genealogy · heritage · family tree · bloodline · descendants · forebears
Creator of written works
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
Alex Cross · mystery · suspense · fiction · page-turner · prolific · co-author
Mid-Atlantic coastal state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
- townshipCounty's smaller division
- municipalityLocal governing district
settlement · neighborhood · county · district
Scottish
Of that northern kingdom
Gaelic · Celtic · lineage · genealogy · heritage · family tree · bloodline · descendants · forebears · kinship
author
Creator of written works
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- novelsExtended prose fiction
Alex Cross · detective · mystery · suspense · fiction · page-turner · prolific · co-author
New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic coastal state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
- townshipCounty's smaller division
municipality · settlement · neighborhood · county · district
- Cajun CountryLafayette, Abbeville, Eunice, Crowley, Houma
- AuthorsShakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald
- boxersAli, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, Frazier
- Famous AuthorsShakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Hemingway, Twain
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Central ValleySan Joaquin Valley, Fresno, Bakersfield, Stockton, Modesto