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Pattillo Family
Historical researchers, using some of the oldest manuscripts, including Clan genealogies, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, the Ragman Rolls, the Inquisitio Rolls, the Black Book of Exchequer, Parish cartularies, baptismal records, tax records, and many other manuscripts, found the name Pattillo in Fifeshire where they had been seated from very early times, and are Conjecturally descended from the MacLillichs who claim descendancy from Angus, grandson of Somerled, Lord of the Isles, the original name being Pattilloch or Pattillock.

Spelling variations of the name causes much confusion in research. These variations occurred for a variety of reasons. From time to time the surname was spelled Patilloch, Pattilloch, Patillock, Pattillock, Patillo, Pattillo, Patullo, Pattullo, Petillo, Petillow, Pettillo, Petullow, Petilloch, Pettilloch, Petillock, Pettillock, Pitillo, Pittillo, Pitillow, Pittillow, Pitullow, Pitilloch, Pittilloch, Pitillock or Pittillock. These variations occurred sometimes between father and son. It was not uncommon for a clansman to be born with one spelling, married with another and still another be on his tombstone. Sometimes the different spelling was due to clan or religeous loyalty to a branch or cheiftan.

The surname Pattillo emerged as a Scottish Clan or family in their territory at Fifeshire. In 1305, William Patilloch received a grant of lands from King Robert the Bruce called Gibliston, and at the same time Adam Patilloch held the lands at Freuchie in Fifeshire. These two branches of the clan flourished and most notable the name of Robert Pitilloch of Dundee, recruted his fellow Scots in 1423 for service in France. In 1452 he became a French citizen and was made "Lord of Sauveterre" for his gallant contribution to the French army. He was known as "the little king of Gascoigne". He became the Scottish Ambassador to the Courts of France and Spain. Meanwhile the name in Scotland gradually became Petillo, dropping the last consanants.

The clan acquired lands at Kynnochtry in 1585. Notable amongst the Clan from early times was Robert Pitiloch of Dundee, Scotland. However, typical of the ancient conflict between highlanders and Edinburgh, many ancient highland clans have still not officially been recognized as Clans by Lord Lyon of Scotland.

In North America, the Highlanders settled in Virginia, the Carolinas, Nova Scotia and the Ottawa Valley of Canada. Some of the first imigrants were Henry and George Alexander Pattillo. Henry Pattillo became an emminant Presbyterian Minister of Hanover, Virginia and educator in North Carolina. Most of George's descendants migrated from Virginia to Georgia and then westward to the Pacific shore and beyond to Australia. Many of George's descendants were Methodist Ministers. Andrew and Gerard Patullo arrived in Philadelphia in 1824 and then a Thomas Patillo settled in Philadelphia in 1828.

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