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Meaning of the namePatrick

Patrick is a male name in its English form, coming from Latin Patricius, 'noble, patrician', the same name that is Patrício in Portuguese.

Meaning

“'noble, patrician'”

Source: Wiktionary: Patrick · Behind the Name: Patrick

People (2022)
60,513
Rank in Brazil
#503
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
49,439
people

Patrick in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Patrick, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (26,318 people).

391 women 60,122 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Patrick is most common

States with the highest share of people named Patrick in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.074%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.067%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.060%
  4. Amapá 0.058%
  5. Santa Catarina 0.049%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Rio de Janeiro11,8460.074%
São Paulo10,8900.025%
Minas Gerais7,0670.034%
Rio Grande do Sul6,4850.060%
Paraná4,0100.035%
Santa Catarina3,7180.049%
Pará2,5890.032%
Espírito Santo2,5840.067%
Bahia2,3800.017%
Goiás1,4140.020%
Amazonas1,0420.026%
Distrito Federal8090.029%
Ceará8010.009%
Maranhão7360.011%
Mato Grosso7360.020%
Mato Grosso do Sul7180.026%
Pernambuco4840.005%
Amapá4270.058%
Rondônia2720.017%
Rio Grande do Norte2710.008%
Paraíba2630.007%
Alagoas2320.007%
Piauí2300.007%
Tocantins2080.014%
Sergipe1660.008%
Roraima830.013%
Acre520.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Patrick

Wiktionary traces the English name Patrick, via Middle English, to Latin Patricius, 'patrician', and gives Patrício as the Portuguese form. Behind the Name explains Patricius as 'noble, patrician' and says that in the Middle Ages the name was used in Europe in honor of Saint Patrick. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 60,513 people named Patrick, most of them born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro. Patrik and Patric reduce the final CK to K or C.

This is the original English spelling and the most recorded in the group.

Other spellings of Patrick

SpellingPeople (2022)
Patrick60,513
Patrik7,656
Patric4,068

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Patrick · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Patrick · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Patrik · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
  4. Wiktionary: Patric · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Patrick

What does the name Patrick mean?

Patrick means “'noble, patrician'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Patrick in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 60,513 people with the first name Patrick, which ranks it number 503 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Patrick a boy's or a girl's name?

Patrick is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 391 women and 60,122 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Patrick?

Patrick is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Patrick most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.074% of the state's population is named Patrick (11,846 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Patrick?

Patrik and Patric. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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