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Padden Family History

This unusual name is a variant of the name Paddon, which has two possible origins, the first being a northern English locational or topographical surname, meaning "the hill path", derived from the Old English pre 7th Century "Paedth", path, plus "dun", hill, so the surname can derive either from a minor place so called or from residence near such a path. The second possible origin is northern English and Scottish and is a diminutive form of the given name "Pat(t)" or "Pate", short forms of "Patrick". This was an extremely popular name during the Middle Ages, partly due to the fame of St...