Pattenden is an English locational surname from a village in Kent which no longer exists.

Notable people with this name include Alf Pattenden (1907-1976), English boxer Colin Pattenden (born 1947), English bass guitarist Jasper Pattenden (born 2002), English footballer Rosemary Pattenden, Emeritus Professor University of East Anglia Thomas Pattenden (1742-1791), English cricketer

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