Patterson

plural Pattersons · alternative Paterson · alternative Patteson · alternative Pattison

1. countableuncountableA Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A locale in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableA minor city in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
   2. countableuncountableA city in Stanislaus County, California; named for an early landowning and business family.

      The Patterson City Council unanimously voted Tuesday night to extend a temporary moratorium on new data center projects, giving the city nearly another year to develop rules governing the facilities and their potential impacts on the community.

      2026 August 18, Nina Burns, “Patterson extends data center moratorium through July 2027”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2026

   3. countableuncountableA minor city in Pierce County, Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
   4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
   5. countableuncountableA township in Greene County, Illinois.
   6. countableuncountableA minor city in Madison County, Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
   7. countableuncountableA city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
   8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
   9. countableuncountableA ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
   10. countableuncountableA town in Putnam County, New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.
   11. countableuncountableA township in Darke County, Ohio.
   12. countableuncountableA village in Hardin County, Ohio; named for railroad official Robert Patterson.
   13. countableuncountableA township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
3. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; named for an early landowning family.
4. countableuncountableA township (unincorporated) in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.