Bateson
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Bateson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Batte", a medieval diminutive of Bartholomew. It is rare as a given name. People with the surname Bateson include:
Bateson |
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Meaning | "son of Batte" |
Region of origin | Anglo-Saxon |
Related names | Bates |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Bateson |
- Frank Bateson (1909-2007), New Zealand astronomer
- Frederick Wilse Bateson (1901-1978), English literary scholar
- Gregory Bateson (1904-1980), British anthropologist (son of William Bateson)
- Mary Catherine Bateson (born 1939), U.S. writer and anthropologist (daughter of Gregory Bateson)
- Patrick Bateson (born 1938), British biologist and science writer
- Thomas Bateson (c.1570-1630), English madrigal composer
- Thomas Bateson, 1st Baron Deramore (1819-1890), British Conservative politician
- William Bateson (1861-1926), British geneticist who coined the term "genetics"