# 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
* Frank H. L. Paton (1870–1938), Australian Presbyterian missionary and minister
* 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