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The surname Patison was first recorded in Ross-shire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rois), a former county in Northern Scotland that arose from the Gaelic lordship of the Earl of Ross and is now part of the Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles. Clan Pheadirean (Patersons) had their ancestral residence on the north side of Lochfyne. The normal wide diversity of surname spellings originated from the transition from Gaelic to English spellings. For example, William Patrison and John Patonson, both 'gentillmen,' were witnesses in Aberdeen in 1446, Donald Patyrson was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1494, Robert Patersoun was 'capitane of ane were schip of Dundee' in 1544, Fyndlay Patersoun had a tack of the lands of Owar Elrik from the Abbey of Cupar in 1557, and William Patrison The process of medieval spelling was at best intuitive, and translation between Gaelic and English was no better. Due to these causes, Dalriadan names have a large number of spelling variations. It was not uncommon to encounter a father and son with differing spellings of their names. Patison has been spelled Patterson, Paterson, Pattersen, Patteson, Pattison, and many more variations over the years.