1. Of or derived from a personal or family name
   "In many Slavic cultures, patronymic middle names are common"

1. A family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as ‘-son’ in English or ‘O'-’ in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
   "Johnson, meaning 'son of John', is a common patronymic";
   - patronym

Derived forms: patronymics

Type of: name

Encyclopedia: Patronymic