Researching Herbert Paton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6700 people with the Paton surname? In that year Paton was ranked number 609 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Herbert means "Bright, excellent army or ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Herbert Paton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Herbert Paton and the Paton Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 8134 people with the Paton surname in the UK? Paton is now ranked number 722 for popularity in the UK. |
Paton Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Paton surname in the USA? Paton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Herbert Paton
Herbert James Paton
Herbert James Paton FBA FSA Scot (30 March 1887 – 2 August 1969), usually cited as H. J. Paton, was a Scottish philosopher who taught at various university institutions, including Glasgow and Oxford. He worked in British intelligence during the two world wars and played a diplomatic role on behalf of Poland at the 1919 Versailles conference. In 1968, the year before his death, he published The Claim of Scotland, a plea for greater general understanding of the constitutional position of his own native country.
Source: Herbert James Paton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Paton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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