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In ancient Scotland, the first people to use Patrikson as a surname were the Strathclyde-Britons. It was a name someone who lived in Cumberland.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Patrikson research. Another 182 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1034, 1413, 1634 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Patrikson History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Patrikson has been spelled Patrickson, Partickson, Patricksone, Patricksoun, Patryckson and many more.
Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Patrikson Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them: George Patrickson who settled in Baltimore in 1790.