Bateson
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 | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "son of Batte" |
| Region of origin | Anglo-Saxon |
| Related names | Bates |
- 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
- Timothy Bateson (1926–2009), British actor
- William Bateson (1861–1926), British geneticist who coined the term "genetics"
See also
- Bates (disambiguation)
- Beatson (disambiguation)