Patterson
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning son of Patrick; patronymic surname.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Patterson by the numbers
Patterson was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 16 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Patrick
Like Patterson, each of these traces back to Patrick: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Patrickof noble birth; patrician375 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patricioof noble birth; a form of Patrick75 in the US (2017)
- Paddynoble; a diminutive of Patrick49 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrykof noble birth; a form of Patrick6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Padraignoble; patrician; irish form of Patrick8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Patrikof noble birth; a form of Patrick14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Fitzpatrickson of Patrick9 in the US (2017)
- Padraicnoble; Irish form of Patrick6 in the US (2017)
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