Paton
English
editEtymology
editScottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.
Proper noun
editPaton (countable and uncountable, plural Patons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A city and township in Greene County, Iowa, United States.
Statistics
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Paton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.