{{other uses}} '''Kirkpatrick''' is a Scottish surname popular in Ireland (Ulster) and, and occasionally a given name, possibly a branch of the Cenél nEógain of the Northern Uí Néill. The name traditionally relates to a church ("kirk") dedicated to Saint Patrick.<ref name="Clan.Encyclopedia.Kirkpatrick">Way, George and Squire, Romily. (1994). ''Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia''. (Foreword by The Rt Hon. The Earl of Elgin KT, Convenor, The Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs). pp. 411 - 412.</ref>

== Surname == right|thumb|200px|Chris Kirkpatrick right|thumb|200px|James Achilles Kirkpatrick right|thumb|200px|Maggie Kirkpatrick right|thumb|200px|William Kirkpatrick * Alexander Kirkpatrick (1849–1940), British professor of Hebrew and biblical commentator * Alexander Kirkpatrick (rugby union) (1898–1971), New Zealand rugby union player * Andrew Kirkpatrick (lawyer) (1756–1831), Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court * Andrew Kirkpatrick (judge) (1844–1904), U.S. District Court for New Jersey, grandson of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756–1831) (''above'') * Andrew Kirkpatrick (politician) (1848–1928), South Australian politician * Andy Kirkpatrick (born 1971), British climber and writer * Ann Kirkpatrick (born 1950), American politician—Arizona * Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick (born 1946), American diplomat * Bob Kirkpatrick (musician) (born 1934), American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * Chris Kirkpatrick (born 1971), American musician * Clayton Kirkpatrick (1915–2004), American journalist and newspaper editor * Conilee Kirkpatrick (born 1948), American electronics engineer * Cyril Kirkpatrick (1872–1957), British civil engineer * David Kirkpatrick (producer) (born 1951), American film producer * David Gordon Kirkpatrick (1927–2003), Australian country musician known as Slim Dusty * David G. Kirkpatrick, Canadian computer scientist * Donald Kirkpatrick (1924–2014, fl. 1960s), American educator * Ethel Kirkpatrick (1869–1966), British artist and jeweller * Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick (1933–1986), African-American musician, civil rights activist, and minister * Gary Kirkpatrick (1941–2021), American concert pianist * George Airey Kirkpatrick (1841–1899), Canadian politician * George G. Kirkpatrick Jr. (1938–2003), American politician * Harry Kirkpatrick (born c. 1958), Irish activist and convict * Ian Kirkpatrick (born 1946), New Zealand rugby union player * Ivone Kirkpatrick (1897–1964), British diplomat * J. Davy Kirkpatrick, American astronomer * James Kirkpatrick (disambiguation), various people * Jeane Kirkpatrick (1926–2006), American diplomat for whom the American political doctrine, Kirkpatrick Doctrine, is named * Joey Kirkpatrick (born 1952), American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator * John Kirkpatrick (rugby league) (born 1979), British player * John Kirkpatrick (folk musician) (born 1947), English musician * John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892–1915), British-born Australian soldier * Joseph Kirkpatrick (1872–1930), British artist * Karey Kirkpatrick (born 1964), American writer * Kitty Kirkpatrick (1802–1889), Anglo-Indian noblewoman, muse of the philosopher Thomas Carlyle * Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797–1859), 19th-century American attorney, political figure * Lyman Kirkpatrick (1916–1995), American government administrator * Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 1941), Australian actress * María Manuela Kirkpatrick (1794–1879), Spanish royal family member * Martha Kirkpatrick (1925–2015), American psychoanalyst and clinical professor of psychiatry * Nora Kirkpatrick (born 1984), American actress and musician, founding member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros * Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911–1984), American musician, musicologist and cataloguer of the works of Domenico Scarlatti * Randolph Kirkpatrick (1863–1950), British naturalist and author * Roger de Kirkpatrick (fl. 14th century), Scottish activist * Samuel A. Kirkpatrick, president of the University of Texas at San Antonio and Eastern Michigan University * Sanford Kirkpatrick (1842–1932), American politician—Iowa * Sean M. Kirkpatrick, physicist and director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office * Sidney D. Kirkpatrick (1955–2025), American documentary filmmaker and historical author * Snyder S. Kirkpatrick (1848–1909), American politician—Kansas * Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick (1802–1871), wife of Littleton Kirkpatrick (''above''), donor to Rutgers College * Ted Kirkpatrick (1960–2022), American musician * Timothy Kirkpatrick (born 1978), American drummer * Thomas Kirkpatrick (Canadian politician) (1805–1870), Canadian politician * Thomas Kirkpatrick (New York), New York politician * Thomas J. Kirkpatrick (1829–1897), American lawyer and politician * Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1960), American musician * William Kirkpatrick (disambiguation), various people

== Given name == *Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1812–1878), Scottish blacksmith and inventor of the mechanical bicycle *Kirkpatrick Sale, American author, technology critic and tax resister

== See also == * Kirkpatrick baronets * Clan Kirkpatrick, a Scottish clan * Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, an American law firm * Oysters Kirkpatrick (also called Oysters Kilpatrick), an English recipe involving oysters, cheese, and bacon * Kilpatrick (disambiguation)

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