Kirkpatrick Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Kirkpatrick last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Kirkpatrick last name
Meaning of the Kirkpatrick last name: church of St Patrick. Kirkpatrick is a Scottish surname from places in Dumfriesshire called Kirkpatrick, "church of St Patrick". The last name belongs to the south-west of Scotland and went early to Ulster. Curiously, Empress Eugénie of France, wife of Napoleon III, had a Kirkpatrick mother, María Manuela, whose father came from Dumfriesshire.
Arms associated with the Kirkpatrick name
Coats of arms associated with the Kirkpatrick surname follow Scottish heraldry, where each blazon belongs to one bearer.
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Kirkpatrick name FAQ
What does the Kirkpatrick name mean?
Church of St Patrick. Common variants include Kilpatrick.
Where does the Kirkpatrick surname come from?
It originates in Scotland, and is also found in Northern Ireland, the United States and Canada.
Is there a Kirkpatrick coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Kirkpatrick coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: George F. Black, The Surnames of Scotland (New York Public Library, 1946); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).