Kirkpatricks
Kirkpatricks is a surname of Scottish origin. It is a toponymic name derived from the place name Kirkpatrick in the historic county of Dumfries and Galloway. The toponym itself combines kirk, the Scots word for church, with Patrick, a reference to Saint Patrick. In medieval records, the name identified people associated with that locality, later spreading as families took the name from their town or parish.
The name spread with Scottish and English migration to Ireland, England, and across the Atlantic to North
In Scotland, the surname is associated with several historic estates and families rather than a single, centralized
Notable individuals with the surname span various fields, including politics, science, and the arts; however, this