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
School 637
General Labourer 42
Farm Labourer 38
General Servant (domestic) 36
Bricklayer 31
Private Means 31
Coal Miner Hewer 31
Dressmaker 30
Labourer 29
Clerk 27
None 26
Domestic Servant 25
House Keeper 20
Housekeeper 19
Farmer 18
At Home 17
At School 17
Carpenter 15
Old Age Pensioner 15
Scholar 14
Cook (domestic) 13
General Servant Domestic 13
Laundress 13
Postman 13
Housemaid (domestic) 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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