Patterson

Proper noun

Patterson (countable and uncountable, plural Pattersons)

1. A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A minor city in Woodruff County, Arkansas.
3. A 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
4. A minor city in Pierce County, Georgia; named for William Patterson, the proprietor of a local sawmill.
5. An unincorporated community in Lemhi County, Idaho.
6. A township in Greene County, Illinois.
7. A minor city in Madison County, Iowa; named for early landowner Alexander Pattison.
8. A city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana; named for early settler and trader John Patterson.
9. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri; named for early settlers George and William Patterson.
10. A ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico; named for early settler Richard Chase Patterson.
11. A town in Putnam County, New York; named for early farmer Matthew Paterson.
12. A township in Darke County, Ohio.