Padraic Forename

101,576th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,573 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Padraic Forename Definition:

As in Padraic Colum, a notable Irish writer much better known in the U. S. A. than in Britain—more’s the pity for Britain. A more ‘national’ form of Patrick.

Padraic Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
3,3721:1,377237
United States
100%
8861:409,18411,559
England
100%
1331:418,0679,487
Australia-351:390,2186,978
Canada-321:1,035,41820,413
Northern Ireland
100%
241:76,7981,378
Scotland
100%
131:411,5675,527
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Thailand
100%
71:10,009,402140,485
Germany
100%
61:16,112,97944,905
Qatar
100%
51:473,92138,106
Sweden
100%
51:1,971,58130,505
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Norway
100%
31:1,710,77619,445
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Poland-11:38,027,1129,241
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Liberia-11:4,412,06136,340
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Greenland-11:56,3711,395
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

The alternate forms: Pádraic (48) & Padraíc (1) are calculated separately.

Padraic Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

As in Padraic Colum, a notable Irish writer much better known in the U. S. A. than in Britain—more’s the pity for Britain. A more ‘national’ form of Patrick.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

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