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paterson Name Meaning and History

Scottish: patronymic from a pet form of Pate 1.

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Distribution of paterson Families in the US in 1920
Vermont: Less than 1% (9 of 3607)New Hampshire: Less than 1% (10 of 3607)Maryland: 1% (45 of 3607)Delaware: Less than 1% (6 of 3607)New Jersey: 4% (138 of 3607)Connecticut: 1% (44 of 3607)Rhode Island: 1% (22 of 3607)Massachusetts: 3% (97 of 3607)Hawaii: Less than 1% (3 of 3607)Alaska: Less than 1% (5 of 3607)California: 3% (117 of 3607)Nevada: Less than 1% (3 of 3607)Oregon: 1% (29 of 3607)Washington: 3% (99 of 3607)Idaho: Less than 1% (12 of 3607)Utah: Less than 1% (10 of 3607)Arizona: Less than 1% (6 of 3607)New Mexico: Less than 1% (7 of 3607)Colorado: 1% (34 of 3607)Wyoming: Less than 1% (11 of 3607)Montana: Less than 1% (10 of 3607)North Dakota: 1% (36 of 3607)South Dakota: 1% (23 of 3607)Nebraska: 2% (62 of 3607)Kansas: 1% (36 of 3607)Oklahoma: 2% (62 of 3607)Texas: 4% (145 of 3607)Minnesota: 6% (210 of 3607)Iowa: 4% (133 of 3607)Missouri: 2% (74 of 3607)Arkansas: 2% (77 of 3607)Louisiana: 2% (64 of 3607)Illinois: 4% (136 of 3607)Wisconsin: 4% (134 of 3607)Michigan: 4% (150 of 3607)Indiana: 2% (72 of 3607)Ohio: 3% (112 of 3607)Kentucky: 1% (48 of 3607)West Virginia: 1% (37 of 3607)Tennessee: 3% (106 of 3607)Mississippi: 3% (118 of 3607)Alabama: 3% (121 of 3607)Florida: 1% (43 of 3607)Georgia: 3% (104 of 3607)South Carolina: 2% (74 of 3607)North Carolina: 3% (102 of 3607)Virginia: 2% (67 of 3607)Maryland: 1% (45 of 3607)Delaware: Less than 1% (6 of 3607)New Jersey: 4% (138 of 3607)Pennsylvania: 5% (196 of 3607)New York: 8% (296 of 3607)Connecticut: 1% (44 of 3607)Rhode Island: 1% (22 of 3607)Massachusetts: 3% (97 of 3607)Vermont: Less than 1% (9 of 3607)New Hampshire: Less than 1% (10 of 3607)Maine: 1% (22 of 3607)
Number of paterson families
 149-296
 50-148		 1-49
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Threads: 359 - Messages: 757
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Patersons of Fife, Scotland. DavidMPaterson 40
MACDONALD/GRANT/PATERSON/MACDONALD CarolynHewitt72 0
GRANT/ PATERSON/COLLINS/MACDONALD CarolynHewitt72 0
PATERSON/ COLLINS/ GRANT/ MACDONALD CarolynHewitt72 0
Jane Henderson bazile151 2
John Wilson and Agnes Paterson melaniefarenden 0
Patersons around the world david paterson 19
robert a h paterson/willehmina campbell janeyelizabethsimmons 0
Twig of PATERSON Family lboyer162 0
Charles Paterson / Janet Mustard / Scotland ELH1936 6
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