# Pattison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pattison/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,217 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,505 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 59,181 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (4,968 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpætɪsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Patrick + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pattison in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pattison in the United States.

## People named Pattison

- Robert Emory Pattison, American politician (1850-1904)
- Eliot Pattison, American writer and lawyer

## Similar surnames

Pettijohn, Pettyjohn, Pidgeon, Patchen, Pitkin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.