What We Know About the Patricks Surname

The spelling Patricks grew out of Patrick, an English surname with a long paper trail.

At root, the name means “Descendant of Patrick (noble or patrician)”. The extra ending in Patricks is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Patrick's family. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Patrik, Patric and Petrick.

Patricks coat of arms

Arms linked to Patrick and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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