Patrick (surname)
The surname Patrick has distinct Irish, Scottish, and English origins. In many cases it derives from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Older Scots personal name Patrick or as an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Phádraig, "son of Patrick". All have a common origin in the Latin Patricius, itself meaning patrician and entering these languages via the Old Irish Patraicc. In others, the surname Patrick is a shortened form of the surnames Mulpatrick and Fitzpatrick. Many instances of Patrick as a surname appear in Ireland due to Scottish emigration. It can also be a form of the English surname Partridge or an Americanization of several Slavic names. People with the surname Patrick include:
- Aaron Patrick, American football player
- Alan Patrick (footballer), Brazilian footballer
- Alf Patrick, English footballer
- Alice Patrick, American muralist
- Allen Patrick, American football running back
- Allen Russell Patrick, Canadian politician
- Andrew G. Patrick, American architect
- Arthur Patrick, Australian theologian and historian
- Ben Patrick, American football tight end
- Bill Patrick (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Bill Patrick (sports anchor), American sportscaster
- Bob Patrick, American baseball outfielder
- Brenda Jean Patrick, American educational consultant
- Bronswell Patrick, American baseball relief pitcher
- Butch Patrick, American actor
- Chris Patrick, American football offensive tackle
- Claude Patrick, Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
- Colin Patrick, British politician
- Craig Patrick, American hockey player, coach and general manager
- Dan Patrick (sportscaster), American sportscaster
- Dan Patrick (Texas politician), American politician
- Danica Patrick, American auto racing driver
- Danny Patrick, British film director and screenwriter
- Darrin Patrick, American author and pastor
- David Patrick (writer), Scottish writer and editor
- David Patrick (athlete), American hurdler
- Dennis Patrick, American character actor
- Dennis R. Patrick, American Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
- Deval Patrick, American politician
- Diane Patrick, American First Lady of Massachusetts
- Diane Porter Patrick, American politician
- Dorothy Patrick, American film actress
- Edwin D. Patrick, American general
- Emily Patrick, English painter
- Eric Patrick, American filmmaker
- Frank Patrick (running back), American football player
- Frank Patrick (quarterback), American football player
- Frank Patrick (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Fred Patrick, Dutch-Surinamese footballer
- Gail Patrick, American film actress
- Glenn Patrick, American ice hockey player
- Hugh Talbot Patrick, American neurologist
- James MacIntosh Patrick, Scottish painter
- James Patrick (British Army officer), British military officer
- James Patrick (Canadian football), Canadian football cornerback
- James Patrick (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Jerome Patrick, American film actor
- Jody Patrick, Canadian badminton player
- John Patrick (dramatist), American playwright and screenwriter
- John Patrick (rugby union), American rugby union player
- John R. Patrick, American businessperson
- Johnny Patrick, American football player
- Jordan Patrick, English footballer
- Julian Patrick, American opera singer
- Kae T. Patrick, American politician
- Kathy Patrick, American author and hairdresser
- Kenneth R. Patrick Royal Canadian Air Force Officer, Founder of Canadian Aviation Electronics
- Larne Patrick, English rugby league footballer
- Lawrence Patrick, American auto safety researcher
- Lee Patrick (actress), American actress
- Lee Patrick (saxophonist), American musician
- Leonard Patrick, American mobster
- Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Lucas Patrick, American football player
- Luther Patrick, American politician
- Lynn Patrick, Canadian ice hockey centre
- Marcus Patrick, British actor
- Margaret Patrick, American musician known as "Ebony"
- Mark Patrick, American radio personality
- Marsena R. Patrick, American general and college president
- Mason Patrick, American general, first Chief of the Army Air Corps
- Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
- Matt Patrick (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Matt Patrick (producer), American musician
- Matthew Patrick (politician), American politician
- Matthew Patrick (Internet personality), American Internet personality
- Michelle Patrick, American television soap opera writer
- Mike Patrick, American sportscaster
- Mike Patrick (American football), American football punter
- Muzz Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player
- Myles Patrick, American basketball player
- Natrez Patrick, American football player
- Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick, British Olympic sailor
- Nicholas Patrick, American astronaut
- Nick Patrick (actor), British actor
- Nigel Patrick, English actor and stage director
- Pat Patrick (musician), American jazz musician
- Paul Patrick, English teacher and LGBT rights activist
- Rhianna Patrick, Australian radio personality
- Richard Patrick, American rock musician
- Robert Patrick, American actor
- Robert Patrick (playwright), American playwright and writer
- Ronald Patrick, American football player
- Roy Patrick, English footballer
- Ruth Patrick, American botanist
- Simon Patrick, English theologian and bishop
- Stephen Patrick, Canadian politician
- Steve Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player
- Carmen Electra, American actress
- Tera Patrick, American pornographic actress
- Todd Patrick, music promoter
- Trevor Patrick, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- U. E. Patrick, American auto racing team owner
- Van Patrick, American sportscaster
- Vincent Patrick, American novelist
- Wayne Patrick, American football running back
- William C. Patrick III, American microbiologist
- William Donald Patrick, Lord Patrick, Scottish judge
- William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick, Scottish flying ace
- William Patrick (Canadian politician), Canadian clergyman and politician
- William Patrick (author), American science editor
- William Patrick (minister), Scottish clergyman
- William Penn Patrick, American businessman
Fictional
- Miranda and Morgan Patrick, a single mother and her daughter from ''Andi Mack''