# 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 (born 1996), American football player
* Alan Patrick (footballer) (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
* Alf Patrick (1921–2021), English footballer
* Alice Patrick (born 1948), American muralist
* Allen Patrick (born 1984), American football running back
* Allen Russell Patrick (1910–1995), Canadian politician
* Andrew G. Patrick (1907–1955), American architect
* Arthur Patrick (1934–2013), Australian theologian and historian
* Ben Patrick (born 1984), American football tight end
* Bill Patrick (footballer) (1932–2003), Scottish footballer
* Bill Patrick (sports anchor) (born 1955), American sportscaster
* Bob Patrick (1917–1999), American baseball outfielder
* Brenda Jean Patrick (born 1955), American educational consultant
* Bronswell Patrick (born 1970), American baseball relief pitcher
* Butch Patrick (born 1953), American actor
* Cedeno Patrick (born 1983), American football player
* Chris Patrick (born 1984), American football offensive tackle
* Claude Patrick (born 1980), Canadian mixed martial arts fighter
* Colin Patrick (1893–1942), British politician
* Craig Patrick (born 1946), American hockey player, coach and general manager
* Dan Patrick (sportscaster) (born 1956), American sportscaster
* Dan Patrick (Texas politician) (born 1950), American politician
* Danica Patrick (born 1982), American auto racing driver
* Danny Patrick (born 1972), British film director and screenwriter
* Darrin Patrick, American author and pastor
* David Patrick (writer) (1849–1914), Scottish writer and editor
* David Patrick (athlete) (born 1960), American hurdler
* Dennis Patrick (1918–2002), American character actor
* Dennis R. Patrick (born 1951), American Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
* Deval Patrick (born 1956), American politician
* Diane Patrick (born 1951), American First Lady of Massachusetts
* Diane Porter Patrick (born 1946), American politician
* Dorothy Patrick (1921–1987), American film actress
* Edwin D. Patrick (1894–1945), American general
* Emily Patrick (born 1959), English painter
* Eric Patrick, American filmmaker
* Frank Patrick (running back) (1915–1992), American football player
* Frank Patrick (quarterback) (born 1947), American football player
* Frank Patrick (ice hockey) (1885–1960), Canadian ice hockey player
* Fred Patrick (1965–1989), Dutch-Surinamese footballer
* Gail Patrick (1911–1980), American film actress
* Glenn Patrick (born 1950), American ice hockey player
* Hugh Talbot Patrick (1860–1939), American neurologist
* James MacIntosh Patrick (1907–1998), Scottish painter
* James Patrick (British Army officer), British military officer
* James Patrick (Canadian football) (born 1982), Canadian football cornerback
* James Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
* Jerome Patrick (1883–1923), American film actor
* Jody Patrick (born 1978), Canadian badminton player
* John Patrick (dramatist) (1905–1995), American playwright and screenwriter
* John Patrick (rugby union) (1898–1959), American rugby union player
* John R. Patrick (born 1945), American businessperson
* Johnny Patrick (born 1988), American football player
* Jordan Patrick (born 1992), English footballer
* Julian Patrick (1927–2009), American opera singer
* Kae T. Patrick (born 1934), American politician
* Kathy Patrick, American author and hairdresser
* Kenneth R. Patrick (1915-2002) Royal Canadian Air Force Officer, Founder of Canadian Aviation Electronics (CAE Inc.)
* Larne Patrick (born 1988), English rugby league footballer
* Lawrence Patrick (1920–2006), American auto safety researcher
* Lee Patrick (actress) (1901–1982), American actress
* Lee Patrick (saxophonist) (born 1938), American musician
* Leonard Patrick (1913–2006), American mobster
* Lester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Lucas Patrick (born 1993), American football player
* Luther Patrick (1894–1957), American politician
* Lynn Patrick (1912–1980), Canadian ice hockey centre
* Marcus Patrick (born 1974), British actor
* Margaret Patrick (1913–1994), American musician known as "Ebony"
* Mark Patrick, American radio personality
* Marsena R. Patrick (1811–1888), American general and college president
* Mason Patrick (1863–1942), American general, first Chief of the Army Air Corps
* Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
* Matt Patrick (footballer) (1919–2005), Scottish footballer
* Matt Patrick (producer) (born 1974), American musician
* Matthew Patrick (politician) (born 1952), American politician
* Matthew Patrick (Internet personality) (born 1986), American Internet personality
* Michelle Patrick (born 1949), American television soap opera writer
* Mike Patrick, American sportscaster
* Mike Patrick (American football) (1952–2008), American football punter
* Muzz Patrick (1916–1998), Canadian ice hockey player
* Myles Patrick (born 1954), American basketball player
* Natrez Patrick (born 1997), American football player
* Neil Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick (1926-1994), British Olympic sailor
* Nicholas Patrick (born 1964), American astronaut
* Nick Patrick (actor), British actor
* Nigel Patrick (1913–1981), English actor and stage director
* Pat Patrick (musician) (1929–1991), American jazz musician
* Paul Patrick (1950–2008), English teacher and LGBT rights activist
* Rhianna Patrick (born 1977), Australian radio personality
* Richard Patrick (born 1968), American rock musician
* Robert Patrick (born 1958), American actor
* Robert Patrick (playwright) (1937–2023), American playwright and writer
* Ronald Patrick (born 1991), American football player
* Roy Patrick (1935–1998), English footballer
* Ruth Patrick (1907-2013), American botanist
* Simon Patrick (1626–1707), English theologian and bishop
* Stephen Patrick (1932–2014), Canadian politician
* Steve Patrick (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey player
* Carmen Electra (born Tara Patrick in 1972), American actress
* Tera Patrick (born 1976), American pornographic actress
* Todd Patrick, music promoter
* Trevor Patrick (born 1947), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* U. E. Patrick, American auto racing team owner
* Van Patrick (1916–1974), American sportscaster
* Vincent Patrick, American novelist
* Wayne Patrick (1946–2010), American football running back
* William C. Patrick III (1926–2010), American microbiologist
* William Donald Patrick, Lord Patrick (1889–1967), Scottish judge
* William Kennedy-Cochran-Patrick (1896-1933), Scottish flying ace
* William Patrick (Canadian politician) (1810–1883), Canadian clergyman and politician
* William Patrick (author), American science editor
* William Patrick (minister) (1791–1872), Scottish clergyman
* William Penn Patrick (1930–1973), American businessman

## Fictional

* Miranda and Morgan Patrick, a single mother and her daughter from Andi Mack