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Patrick Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Phádraig ‘son of Patrick’, a personal name derived from Latin Patricius ‘son of a noble father’, ‘member of the patrician class’. This was the name of a 5th-century Romano-Briton who became the apostle and patron saint of Ireland, and it was largely as a result of his fame that the personal name was so popular from the Middle Ages onward. In Ireland the surname is usually Scottish in origin, but it is also found as a shortened form of Mulpatrick and Fitzpatrick.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Petrick, Karrick, Carrick, Garrick, Patricio, Bathrick, Arick

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Patrick Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Patrick name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Patrick. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    49%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    19%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    3%

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Patrick Family Origin

Where is the Patrick family from?

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You can see how Patrick families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Patrick family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Patrick families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 771 Patrick families living in Yorkshire. This was about 15% of all the recorded Patrick's in the UK. Yorkshire had the highest population of Patrick families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Patrick surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Patrick Family Occupations

What did your Patrick ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Patrick family was Labourer. The most common Patrick occupation in the UK was Coal Miner. 4% of Patrick's were Coal Miners. Coal Miner, Agricultural Labourer and Farmer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Patrick.

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  • Coal Miner

    4%

  • Agricultural Labourer

    4%

  • Farmer

    3%

  • Labourer

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Patrick ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Patrick Historical Records

What Patrick family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 314,000 census records available for the last name Patrick. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Patrick census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 34,000 immigration records available for the last name Patrick. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 57,000 military records available for the last name Patrick. For the veterans among your Patrick ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Patrick Life Expectancy

What is the average Patrick lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Patrick life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Patrick in 1941 was 40, and 72 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Patrick ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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