Patrick Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Patrick Name Meaning: A patronymic variant from the pet form 'Pate',short form of 'Patrick'. 'Son of Patrick'.

This name is of the 'Patrician' class (of noble origin),popularity due to St.Patrick the 'apostle'. Emma Anne Paterson (1848-1886)founded the womens protective & provident league in 1874.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Patrick Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Patrick family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 413
Agricultural Labourer 165
House Servant 67
Labourer 63
At Home 48
Coal Miner 38
Farm Labourer 32
Dress Maker 30
Servant 22
General Servant 21
Shoe Maker 21
Wife 18
Pauper 18
Laundress 17
Tailor 15
Cook 15
House Keeper 13
Annuitant 13
Charwoman 11
Sawyer 11
Labourer's Wife 11
Lace Maker 10
Farm Servant 10
Errand Boy 10
Grocer 10

Patrick Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Patrick 100% 36,447
2 Pattrick 88% 2,681
3 Patric 86% 174
4 Patrich 86% 166
5 Petrick 86% 109

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The surname Patrick is the most popular version of all its varients

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