The surname Patrick
A Latin patronymic surname, carried by 60,845 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈpætɹɪk/ 2 syllables Soundex P362 Also a first name
Origin
Latin origin
From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.
Patrick is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 60,845 people named Patrick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,074 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 58,257.
Who is named Patrick
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
74% of people named Patrick identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 74%
- Black (not Hispanic) 20%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- Two or more races 2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Famous Patricks
21 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Saint Patrick5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland, 385–461
- Tera PatrickAmerican pornographic actress, born 1976
- Robert PatrickAmerican actor, born 1958
- Danica PatrickAmerican racecar driver (born 1982)
- Ruth PatrickAmerican botanist and limnologist (1907–2013)
- Nicholas PatrickAmerican astronaut, born 1964
- Gail PatrickAmerican actress and television producer, 1911–1980
- Alan PatrickBrazilian association football player (born 1991)
- Richard PatrickAmerican rock musician, born 1968
- Butch PatrickAmerican actor, born 1953
- Jean PatrickBrazilian association football player, born 1992
- Lee PatrickAmerican actress (1901–1982)
Notable Patricks come mostly from the United States (16), Brazil (3) and the United Kingdom (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Patrick has the Soundex code P362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P362.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Patrick come from?
- From Middle English Patrick, from Latin Patricius (“patrician”), the name of an early Irish saint. Doublet of Paddy.
- How common is the surname Patrick?
- 60,845 people in the United States had the surname Patrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,074 Americans. It ranked 552nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Patrick?
- In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Patrick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Patrick?
- Saint Patrick, 5th-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland, followed by Tera Patrick.
- Where is the surname Patrick most common?
- Wikidata records people named Patrick in the United States, Brazil and the United Kingdom.
- How do you pronounce Patrick?
- Patrick is /ˈpætɹɪk/, 2 syllables.
- What type of surname is Patrick?
- Patrick is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Patrick getting more or less common?
- More common. 58,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 60,845 in 2010, up 4.4%.
- Is Patrick also a first name?
- Yes. Patrick is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.