Paterson (given name)
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Paterson is a Scottish
given name
meaning "son of Patrick". It is more commonly used as a surname
. People with the given name Paterson include:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
meaning "son of Patrick". It is more commonly used as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. People with the given name Paterson include:
- Paterson EwenPaterson EwenPaterson Ewen was an important Canadian painter, born in 1925 in Montreal, Quebec. He attended McGill University from 1946-47 where he studied geology, and fine arts with John Goodwin Lyman...
(1925 - 2002), Canadian painter - Paterson JosephPaterson Joseph-Career:Born in London. Attended Cardinal Hinsley R.C High School in North West London. Joseph first trained at the Studio '68 of Theatre Arts, London – 1983–85 with Robert Henderson, then at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . In recent years he has had a high number of roles in...
(born 1964), British actor - T. Paterson RossT. Paterson RossThomas Paterson Ross, usually credited as T. Paterson Ross and occasionally as T. Patterson Ross, is an architect of regional significance to the San Francisco Bay Area. Ross designed over 200 buildings during his career....
(d. 1957), American, San Francisco Bay Area architect