The surname Patrick has several origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Phádraig, derived from world elements meaning "son of Patrick". This Gaelic surname is derived from the Latin Patricius, which is in turn derived from word elements meaning "member of the patrician class". In other cases, the surname Patrick is a shortened form of the surnames Mulpatrick and Fitzpatrick. The surname Patrick is common in Ireland due to Scottish emigration. People with the surname Patrick include:
Alan Patrick (born 1991), Brazilian footballerAlf Patrick (born 1921), English footballerAlice Patrick (born 1948), American muralistAllen Patrick (born 1984), American football running backAllen Russell Patrick (1910–1995), Canadian politicianAndrea Patrick (born 1961), American modelAndrew G. Patrick (1907–1955), American architectArthur Patrick (born 1934), Australian theologian and historianBen Patrick (born 1984), American football tight endBill Patrick (footballer) (born 1932), Scottish footballerBill Patrick (sports anchor) (born 1955), American sportscasterBob Patrick (1917–1999), American baseball outfielderBrenda Jean Patrick (born 1955), American educational consultantBronswell Patrick (born 1970), American baseball relief pitcherButch Patrick (born 1953), American actorCedeno Patrick (born 1983), American football playerChris Patrick (born 1984), American football offensive tackleClaude Patrick (born 1980), Canadian mixed martial arts fighterColin Patrick (1893–1942), British politicianCraig Patrick (born 1946), American hockey player, coach and general managerCurtiss Patrick (born 1979), American ice hockey playerDan Patrick (born 1956), American sportscasterDan Patrick (Texas politician) (born 1950), American politicianDanica Patrick (born 1982), American auto racing driverDanny Patrick (born 1972), British film director and screenwriterDarrin Patrick, American author and pastorDavid M. Patrick (born 1947), English organistDavid Patrick (writer) (1849–1914), Scottish writer and editorDavid Patrick (athlete) (born 1960), American hurdlerDennis Patrick (1918–2002), American character actorDennis R. Patrick (born 1951), American Chairman of the Federal Communications CommissionDeval Patrick (born 1956), American politicianDiane Patrick (born 1951), American First Lady of MassachusettsDiane Porter Patrick (born 1946), American politicianDorothy Patrick (1921–1987), American film actressEdwin D. Patrick (1894–1945), American generalEmily Patrick (born 1959), English painterEric Patrick, American filmmakerFrank Patrick (running back) (1915–1992), American football playerFrank Patrick (quarterback) (born 1947), American football playerFrank Patrick (ice hockey) (1885–1960), Canadian ice hockey playerFred Patrick (1965–1989), Dutch-Surinamese footballerGail Patrick (1911–1980), American film actressGlenn Patrick (born 1950), American ice hockey playerHugh Talbot Patrick (1860–1939), American neurologistJames MacIntosh Patrick (1907–1998), Scottish painterJames Patrick (British Army officer), British military officerJames Patrick (Canadian football) (born 1982), Canadian football cornerbackJames Patrick (ice hockey) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey defencemanJerome Patrick (1883–1923), American film actorJody Patrick (born 1978), Canadian badminton playerJohn Patrick (dramatist) (1905–1995), American playwright and screenwriterJohn Patrick (meteorologist) (born 1974), American meteorologistJohn Patrick (rugby union) (1898–1959), American rugby union playerJohn R. Patrick (born 1945), American businesspersonJohnny Patrick (born 1988), American football playerJordan Patrick (born 1992), English footballerJulian Patrick (1927–2009), American opera singerJulius Patrick (1938–2006), American politicianKae T. Patrick (born 1934), American politicianKathy Patrick, American author and hairdresserKatie Patrick (born 1980), Australian environmentalistKeith Patrick, Irish actorLarne Patrick (born 1988), English rugby league footballerLaurdine "Pat" Patrick (1929–1991), American jazz musicianLawrence Patrick (1920–2006), American auto safety researcherLee Patrick (actress) (1901–1982), American actressLee Patrick (saxophonist) (born 1938), American musicianLeonard Patrick (1913–2006), American mobsterLester Patrick (1883–1960), Canadian ice hockey player and coachLuther Patrick (1894–1957), American politicianLynn Patrick (1912–1980), Canadian ice hockey centreMarcus Patrick (born 1974), British actorMargaret Patrick (1913–1994), American musician known as "Ebony"Mark Patrick, American radio personalityMarsena R. Patrick (1811–1888), American general and college presidentMason Patrick (1863–1942), American generalMatt Patrick (footballer) (1919–2005), Scottish footballerMatt Patrick (producer) (born 1974), American musicianMatthew Patrick (born 1952), American politicianMichael Patrick (born 1980), American lawyerMichelle Patrick (born 1949), American television soap opera writerMike Patrick, American sportscasterMike Patrick (American football) (1952–2008), American football punterMuzz Patrick (1916–1998), Canadian ice hockey playerMyles Patrick (born 1954), American basketball playerNicholas Patrick (born 1964), American astronautNick Patrick (actor), British actorNigel Patrick (1913–1981), English actor and stage directorPaul Patrick (1950–2008), English teacher and LGBT rights activistRhianna Patrick (born 1977), Australian radio personalityRichard Patrick (born 1968), American rock musicianRobert Patrick (born 1958), American actorRobert Patrick (playwright) (born 1937), American playwright and writerRoy Patrick (1935–1998), English footballerRuth Patrick (1907-2013), American botanistSimon Patrick (1626–1707), English theologian and bishopStephen Patrick (born 1932), Canadian politicianSteve Patrick (born 1961), Canadian ice hockey playerTara Patrick, birth name of Carmen Electra (born 1972), American actressTera Patrick (born 1976), American pornographic actressTodd Patrick, music promoterTrevor Patrick, rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s for New Zealand, and OtagoU. E. Patrick, American auto racing team ownerVan Patrick (1916–1974), American sportscasterVincent Patrick, American novelistWayne Patrick (1946–2010), American football running backWilliam C. Patrick III (1926–2010), American microbiologistWilliam Donald Patrick, Lord Patrick (1889–1967), Scottish judgeWilliam Patrick (Canadian politician) (1810–1883), Canadian clergyman and politicianWilliam Patrick (author), American science editorWilliam Patrick (minister) (1791–1872), Scottish clergymanWilliam Penn Patrick (1930–1973), American businessman