Pattenden
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost place in Kent, from the Old English personal name Peatta + dene (“valley”).
Proper noun
Pattenden (plural Pattendens)
- A surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Pattenden is the 4888th most common surname in England, belonging to 1489 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pattenden”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN