Patten Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Patten Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Patten

The Patten family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Meaning 'the son of Patrick', Patten is a baptismal name. Variants include Paton, Patton, Padon, Pate, Patt, Patey, Peyton and Payton. This name is often of Scottish descent spreading to Ireland , England and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout these countries. Examples of such are a David Paton and Jane Blair, who were married in Saint Georges, Hanover Square, in the year 1774. An Edward Patten and Dorothy Wainforde were granted a marriage in London in the year 1583. The American general George Patton, 1885-1945, traces his line back to Robert Patton, who had emigrated from Scotland , to Virginia, in 1770. In Ireland this name can be of immigrant origin, especially in Ulster Province. Patten and Peyton are both also derived from the native Gaelic O'Peatain sept which is found in records in Ballybofey in County Donegal as early as 1178.