Paterick Forename

1,212,820th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Paterick Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin patricius ‘nobleman’, the name adopted by the apostle of Ireland, whose original name was Sucat, when he was consecrated as a missionary. It has been chiefly used in Ireland and Scotland, but was common in the North of England from the 12th C cf.

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Paterick Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-271:13,427,295123,802
Germany
100%
121:8,056,49029,150
Malaysia
100%
71:4,349,991105,289
England
100%
61:9,267,15467,986
Nigeria
100%
41:44,391,090271,718
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
France-11:66,470,34085,030
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645

Paterick (162) may also be a surname.

Paterick Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin patricius ‘nobleman’, the name adopted by the apostle of Ireland, whose original name was Sucat, when he was consecrated as a missionary. It has been chiefly used in Ireland and Scotland, but was common in the North of England from the 12th C cf. the surnames Patrick, Patrickson, Pate, Pates, Paty, Patey, Paton, Patten, Pattison, Pattinson, Paterson, Patterson). In Scotland Peter was formerly used as a diminutive of Patrick, e.g. Patrick, Lord Robertson (1794_1855), ‘Lord Peter, Who broke the laws of God and man and metre’. In Ireland, where it is one of the commonest men’s names, the pet-forms Pat, Patsy, and Paddy are in general use.

Patricius Curia Regis Rolls 1200-12, Feudal Aids 1284, Yorks Poll Tax of West Riding of Yorkshire 1379 1379. Paterick Early S. English Legendary, 14th C (E.E.T.S. 87). Patrycke Cocke Lorelle’s Bote c. 1515. Pati'rik Records of St. Mary at Hill, 1420-1559 (E.E.T.S. 125-8) 1527.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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