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 876
Agricultural Labourer 88
Coal Miner 73
General Labourer 69
Labourer 59
Dress Maker 58
Domestic Servant 57
Living On Own Means 54
General Servant 37
General Servant Domestic 35
Living On Her Own Means 28
Tailor 26
Shoe Maker 25
Tailoress 25
Farm Labourer 22
Farmer 21
House Keeper 21
Joiner 21
Brick Layer 20
Cotton Weaver 19
Laundress 18
Farm Servant 18
Gardener 17
Dressmaker 17
Carpenter 17

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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