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 764
Agricultural Labourer 135
Labourer 83
General Servant 45
Domestic Servant 41
Dress Maker 32
Shoe Maker 26
Coal Miner 25
Farm Labourer 25
Annuitant 24
House Keeper 24
Laundress 23
Tailor 22
Bricklayer 20
Servant 19
Miner 17
Straw Plaiter 16
Stone Mason 15
Ag Labourer 14
Governess 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Nurse 13
Butcher 13
Farm Servant 12
Silk Weaver 12

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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