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".
[1] All have a common origin in the Latin Patricius,[1] itself meaning patrician and entering these languages via the Old Irish Patraicc.
[1] Many instances of Patrick as a surname appear in Ireland due to Scottish emigration.
[1] It can also be a form of the English surname Partridge[3] or an Americanization of several Slavic names.