Paton (surname)

Paton is a surname of Scottish origin. It was formed by adding an Old French suffix -on to the given name Pat, a short version of Patrick. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Al Paton, musician from South Africa and Namibia
 * Alan Paton (1903–1988), South African author and anti-apartheid activist
 * Alex Paton, Scottish footballer
 * Andrew Archibald Paton (1811–1874), British diplomat, orientalist, and author
 * Andy Paton (1923–2014), Scottish football player and manager
 * Angela Paton (1930–2016), theatre, TV and film actress
 * Angus Paton (1905–1999), British civil engineer from Jersey
 * Ann Paton, Lady Paton, PC (born 1952), Scottish advocate and judge
 * Bartolome Jimenez Paton (1569–1640), Spanish humanist, rhetorician, grammarian and writer
 * Bert Paton (born 1942), Scottish football player and manager
 * Borys Paton (1918–2020), chairman of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
 * Charles Paton (1874–1970), English film actor
 * Charlie Paton, Scottish polar adventurer
 * Daniel Paton (1871–1957), Scottish footballer
 * Danny Paton (1936–2011), Scottish footballer
 * David Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * David Paton (born 1949), Scottish musician
 * David Paton (architect) (1801–1882), Scottish architect and builder
 * David Paton (artist), Scottish artist active between 1660–1700
 * David Paton (doctor) (1912–2008), medical officer on St Nazaire raid of World War II
 * David Paton (ophthalmologist) (born 1930), founder of Project Orbis
 * Diarmid Noel Paton, FRS FRSE (1859–1928), Scottish physician and academic
 * Elizabeth Paton (1760–1799), later Elizabeth Andrew of Lairgieside
 * Eric Paton (born 1978), Scottish professional footballer
 * Eris Paton (1928–2004), New Zealand cricketer
 * Ernest Forrester Paton (1891–1970), Scottish medical missionary to Pune, Bombay
 * Evgeny Paton (1870–1953), Ukrainian engineer
 * Florence Paton (1891–1976), British Labour Party MP
 * Frank Paton (1855–1909), English artist of the Victorian and Edwardian eras
 * Gavin Paton, Army Sergeant Major of the British Army
 * George Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * George Henry Tatham Paton (1895–1917), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * George Paton (cricketer) (1879–1950), Australian cricketer
 * George Paton (footballer), Scottish football player during the 1940s and 1950s
 * George Whitecross Paton (1902–1985), vice chancellor of Melbourne University
 * Graeme Paton, British journalist, and Transport Correspondent for The Times
 * Harry Paton (rugby union) (1881–1964), New Zealand rugby player, administrator and referee
 * Herbert James Paton (1887–1969), Scottish philosopher
 * Hugh Paton (1852–1941), Scottish business owner in Montreal
 * Ian Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ian Paton (footballer) (born 1957), Australian rules footballer
 * Ian Paton (politician), Canadian politician
 * Ian Paton (bishop) (born 1957), Anglican bishop
 * James Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * James Alexander Paton (1884–1946), newspaper owner and political figure in British Columbia
 * James Paton (bishop) (1522–1596), 16th-century Scottish cleric from Ballilisk, Kinross
 * James Paton (mayor) (1853–1953), Scots-born merchant in Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * James Paton (seaman) (1869–1917), Scots-born Antarctic expeditioner
 * James Paton (sport shooter) (born 1957), sport shooter from Canada
 * Jamie Paton, Australian international football player
 * Jean Paton (born 1929), British bryologist
 * Joan Paton (1916–2000), Australian ornithologist
 * Joe Paton (1878–1952), Australian rules footballer
 * John Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * John Paton (British politician) (1886–1976), Labour MP for Norwich
 * John Paton (general) CB, CMG (1867–1943), Australian general in World War I
 * John Paton (VC) (1833–1914), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * John Brown Paton (1830–1911), English theologian
 * John Gibson Paton (1824–1907), Scottish missionary to Vanuatu
 * Johnny Paton (1923–2015), Scottish professional football player, manager, coach
 * Jonathan Paton (born 1971), politician and intelligence officer in the U.S. Army Reserve in Iraq
 * Joseph Noel Paton (1821–1901), Scottish artist
 * Lewis B. Paton (1864–1932), American biblical scholar
 * Mary Ann Paton (1802–1864), Scottish vocalist
 * Mary Paton, founder of Australian Breastfeeding Association
 * Michael Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Michael Paton (born 1989), Scottish professional footballer
 * Michael Paton (Dumbarton footballer), Scottish footballer of the 1880s
 * Michael Paton (priest), Anglican priest and author in the 20th century
 * Norman Paton, Professor in the School of Computer Science at the University of Manchester
 * Paul Paton (born 1987), professional footballer
 * Raffaëla Paton (born 1983), Dutch singer
 * Richard Paton (1717–1791), British marine painter
 * Robert Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Robert Paton (chemist), Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize winner
 * Robert Paton (footballer) (1854–1905), Scottish footballer
 * Robert Paton (politician) (1839–1917), Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure
 * Robert Thomson Paton (1856–1929), Australian public health official
 * Roy Paton (1882–1947), Australian politician
 * Sarah Paton (born 1986), Australian long-distance swimmer
 * Siobhan Paton, OAM (born 1983), Australian Paralympic swimmer
 * Stewart Paton (1865–1942), American psychiatrist
 * Stuart Paton (1883–1944), British director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era
 * Taine Paton (born 1989), South African field hockey player
 * Tam Paton (1938–2009), Scottish manager of the Bay City Rollers
 * Tom Paton (ice hockey) (1854–1909), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Wade Paton (born 1986), South African field hockey player
 * Waller Hugh Paton RSA RSW (1828–1895), Scottish landscape artist
 * Walter Paton (1853–1937), English barrister who wrote guides to emigration to the British colonies
 * William Paton (disambiguation), multiple people
 * William Andrew Paton (1889–1991), American accountancy scholar
 * William D. M. Paton FRS (1917–1993), British pharmacologist
 * William J. Paton (died 2002), Scottish footballer
 * William Roger Paton (1857–1921), author and translator of ancient Greek texts and poets
 * Willie Paton (1925–2005), Scottish footballer