Paton Family History
Paton Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Patton . Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Peatáin see Payton . English: from either of two places called Patton in Shropshire and Westmorland. The Shropshire placename is recorded as Peattingtune in 901 and derives from an Old English personal name Peatta + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead estate’. The Westmorland placename is recorded as Patun in 1086 and derives from Old English pæth ‘path track’ or an Old English personal name Patta + Old English tūn. French: nickname derived from Old French paté ‘with paws pawed’ or paste ‘pastry meat dish surrounded by dough’ (see Pate ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022