The first name Patrick

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About the first name Patrick

Meaning

The name Patrick traditionally means “nobleman” or “patrician”.

Historical origin

The name Patrick comes from Latin Patricius, a Roman social title that became a Christian given name.

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Patrick is one of the names whose presence in older records is partly explained by Catholic tradition and the names of saints.

Pronunciation:pa-trikpatʁ.ik

Frequency of the first name Patrick by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Patrick by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name PatrickLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Patrick in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001755180518551905195520051755–1759 2 baptisms1770–1774 2 baptisms1800–1804 6 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 8 baptisms1820–1824 10 baptisms1825–1829 8 baptisms1830–1834 80 baptisms1835–1839 142 baptisms1840–1844 224 baptisms1845–1849 260 baptisms1850–1854 288 baptisms1855–1859 354 baptisms1860–1864 628 baptisms1865–1869 258 baptisms1870–1874 132 baptisms1875–1879 130 baptisms1880–1884 94 baptisms1885–1889 44 baptisms1890–1894 34 baptisms1895–1899 42 baptisms1900–1904 34 baptisms1905–1909 20 baptisms1910–1914 20 baptisms1915–1919 14 baptisms1920–1924 8 baptisms1925–1929 10 baptisms1930–1934 8 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 6 baptisms1945–1949 8 baptisms1950–1954 14 baptisms1955–1959 10 baptisms1960–1964 16 baptisms1965–1969 22 baptisms1970–1974 194 baptisms1975–1979 232 baptisms1980–1984 158 baptisms1985–1989 64 baptisms1990–1994 44 baptisms1995–1999 10 baptisms2000–2004 2 baptisms2005–2009 2 baptisms

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