Patriquen Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Patriquen Surname User-submission:

East-coast Canadian Patriquins are descendants of Jean Petrequin from Montbeliard, France, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1751 on the ship Betty as a Huguenot settler. He helped found the town of Lunenburg, then moved to the River John area, where many Patriquins still live.

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Patriquen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada451:818,79163,991
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Patriquen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

East-coast Canadian Patriquins are descendants of Jean Petrequin from Montbeliard, France, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1751 on the ship Betty as a Huguenot settler. He helped found the town of Lunenburg, then moved to the River John area, where many Patriquins still live.

Patriquen is a 19th century corruption of Patriquen in New Brunswick, Canada.

Petrequin is still a common surname in the Montbeliard area of eastern France. The name dates back to the late 1300s and it has been suggested it is a variant of Petrus Quintus (5th Peter).

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Patriquen Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Patriquen Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Patriquen is most common in Canada. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Patriquen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Patriquen is the 2,661,929th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Patriquen is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Patriquen live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 818,791. In Canada Patriquen is most frequent in: New Brunswick, where 64 percent are found, Prince Edward Island, where 20 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Canada it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Patriquen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Patriquen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Patriquen last name expanded 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Patriquen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Patriquen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Patriquien950/
Patriquin891,293/
Patricquin842/
Patriguin783/
Patruquin781/
Patrequin780/
Petriquin780/
Pariken75728/
Pariqin751/
Petriken7119/
Pariqina713/
Patrekin711/
Petrequin67805/
Parikn678/
Pétrequin675/
Parekn671/
Pettriken670/

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