# Patrick (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/patrick/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 60,845 |
| US rank (2010) | 552 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 5,074 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (58,257 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpætɹɪk/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Patrick in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 74% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Patrick in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom.

## People named Patrick

- Saint Patrick, 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland
- Tera Patrick, American pornographic actress
- Robert Patrick, American actor
- Danica Patrick, American racecar driver (born 1982)
- Ruth Patrick, American botanist and limnologist (1907–2013)
- Nicholas Patrick, American astronaut
- Gail Patrick, American actress and television producer
- Alan Patrick, Brazilian association football player (born 1991)
- Richard Patrick, American rock musician
- Butch Patrick, American actor
- Jean Patrick, Brazilian association football player
- Lee Patrick, American actress (1901–1982)

and 9 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Petrick, Pedrick, Petrik, Patricio, Peterson, Patterson, Peters, Petersen, Pedersen, Pederson, Pedraza, Pedroza.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.