Paton
English
Etymology
Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.
Proper noun
Paton (countable and uncountable, plural Patons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A city and township in Greene County, Iowa, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Paton is the 10491st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3059 individuals. Paton is most common among White (87.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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