Patterson is a surname originating in Scotland, Ireland, and Northern England meaning "son of Patrick". There are other spellings, including Pattison and Pattinson. Notable people with the surname Patterson include:
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Ahmet Patterson (fl. 2010s), English boxer of Turkish Cypriot and Jamaican origin Alan Patterson (born 1941), New Zealand field hockey player Alan Patterson (1886–1916), British athlete Albert Patterson (1894–1954), American politician and assassination victim Alexander Bell Patterson (1911–1993), Canadian politician Alvin "Seeco" Patterson (1930–2021), Jamaican percussionist Ambrose McCarthy Patterson (1877–1967), Australian artist Andre Patterson (born 1983), American basketball player Andrew Patterson (cricketer) (born 1975), Irish cricketer Andrew Patterson (architect) (born 1960) New Zealand architect Andrew Patterson (Patterson), fictional academic in the 1981 UK radio series Patterson Anne W. Patterson (born 1949), American diplomat Arthur Gordon Patterson (1917–1996), British Army general Arthur Lindo Patterson (1902–1966), Canadian/American physicist
B
Benjamin B. Patterson (1910-1986), American businessman and politician
Beth Patterson (fl. 1990s–2020s), Irish musician
Bobby Patterson (disambiguation) Brian Patterson (born 1965), Bicycle Motorcross (BMX) racer L. Brooks Patterson (1939–2019), American politician Bruce Patterson (disambiguation)
C
C. H. Patterson (1912–2006), American psychologist
Carlile Pollock Patterson (1816–1881), American civil engineer
Carly Patterson (born 1988), American gymnast
Cecil Frederick Patterson (1891–1961), Canadian horticulturalist
Charles E. Patterson (1842–1913), New York politician
Charles Richard Patterson (1833–1910), African-American carriage manufacturer, entrepreneur and civil rights activist Charlotte Patterson (fl. 1970s–2020s), American psychologist Christian Patterson (born 1972), American photographer Christopher Salmon Patterson (1823–1893), Canadian judge Christopher Stuart Patterson (1842–1924), American Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Eleanor "Cissy" Patterson (1881–1948), American newspaper editor Clair Cameron Patterson (1922–1995), American geochemist Claude Patterson (born 1941), American wrestler Colin Patterson (disambiguation), several people Cordarrelle Patterson (born 1991), American football player Corey Patterson (born 1979), American baseball player
D
Daniel Patterson (disambiguation) Darren Patterson (born 1969), Northern Ireland footballer David A. Patterson (born 1947), computer science professor at UC Berkeley David J. Patterson (fl. 1970s–2000s), Irish scientist at Marine Biological Laboratory; generally known as "Paddy" Patterson David T. Patterson (1818–1891), American politician Don Patterson (disambiguation) Duncan Patterson (born 1975), Liverpool born songwriter
E
Ed Patterson (born 1972), Canadian hockey player
Edna Patterson (1914–1998), Soviet spy
Eddie Patterson (born 1968), Irish football manager
Eleanor Patterson (born 1996), Australian high jumper
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785–1879), first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte
Ellis E. Patterson (1897–1985), American politician
Emma Patterson (1848–1886), British feminist and union activist
Eugene Patterson (1923–2013), American journalist and civil rights activist.
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Floyd Patterson (1935–2006), world heavyweight champion boxer
Francine Patterson (born 1947), American gorilla researcher, daughter of C. H. Patterson Frank Patterson (1938–2000), Irish tenor Frank Harris Patterson (1890—1976), Canadian lawyer and historian Fredrick Patterson (1871–1932), African-American entrepreneur and first car manufacturer of the Greenfield-Patterson automobile of 1915 Frederick D. Patterson (1901–1988), American veterinarian and college president Freeman Patterson (born 1937), Canadian photographer
G
Gary Patterson (born 1960), American football coach
Gavin Patterson (born 1967), British business executive
George Patterson (disambiguation), several people
Gil Patterson (born 1955), American baseball player
Gilbert B. Patterson (1863–1922), member of U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina Gilbert E. Patterson (1939–2007), American bishop