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
General Labourer 59
Living On Own Means 58
General Servant Domestic 45
Dress Maker 44
Scholar 42
Cook Domestic 30
Bricklayer 24
Domestic Servant 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Housemaid Domestic 20
House Maid Domestic 19
Laundress Wash 19
Carpenter 16
Tailor 16
Tailoress 15
Stone Mason 14
Farmer 14
House Keeper Domestic 13
Servant Domestic 13
Coal Miner Hewer 13
Gardener 12
Charwoman 11
Bricklayer Labourer 11
Butcher 11
Grocer 11

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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