Old photograph of Fiona Paterson with her dog in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. The surname Paterson was first found in Ross-shire, Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois, a former county, now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles in Northern Scotland, which emerged from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross. The ancestral home of the Clan Pheadirean, Paterson, was on the north side of Loch Fyne. Moving from the Gaelic into English spellings resulted in the typical wide range of surname spellings. By example, William Patrison and John Patonson, were witnesses in Aberdeen in 1446, Donald Patyrson was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1494, Robert Patersoun was captain of a ship in 1544, Fyndlay Patersoun had a tack of the lands of Owar Elrik from the Abbey of Cupar in 1557. Over the years Paterson has appeared as Patterson, Paterson, Pattersen, Patteson, Pattison and many more.
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