Definition of "Patterson"

A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

A locale in the United States.

1. A city in Arkansas.  examples

2. A city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.  examples

3. A city in Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.  examples

4. A city in Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.  examples

5. A city in Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.  examples

6. A town in New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.  examples

7. A village in Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Idaho.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.  examples

10. A ghost town in New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.  examples

A neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; named for an early landowning family.  examples