# Kirkpatrick > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kirkpatrick > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kirkpatrick.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkpatrick > Source revision: 1316296643 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{other uses}} '''Kirkpatrick''' is a Scottish surname popular in Ireland ([Ulster](/source/Ulster)) and, and occasionally a given name, possibly a [branch of the Cenél nEógain](/source/Branches_of_the_Cen%C3%A9l_nE%C3%B3gain) of the [Northern Uí Néill](/source/Northern_U%C3%AD_N%C3%A9ill). The name traditionally relates to a [church](/source/Church_(building)) ("kirk") dedicated to [Saint Patrick](/source/Saint_Patrick).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](/source/Standing_Council_of_Scottish_Chiefs)). pp. 411 - 412. == Surname == right|thumb|200px|Chris Kirkpatrick right|thumb|200px|James Achilles Kirkpatrick right|thumb|200px|Maggie Kirkpatrick right|thumb|200px|William Kirkpatrick * [Alexander Kirkpatrick](/source/Alexander_Kirkpatrick) (1849–1940), British professor of Hebrew and biblical commentator * [Alexander Kirkpatrick (rugby union)](/source/Alexander_Kirkpatrick_(rugby_union)) (1898–1971), New Zealand rugby union player * [Andrew Kirkpatrick (lawyer)](/source/Andrew_Kirkpatrick_(lawyer)) (1756–1831), Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme Court * [Andrew Kirkpatrick (judge)](/source/Andrew_Kirkpatrick_(judge)) (1844–1904), U.S. District Court for New Jersey, grandson of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756–1831) (''above'') * [Andrew Kirkpatrick (politician)](/source/Andrew_Kirkpatrick_(politician)) (1848–1928), South Australian politician * [Andy Kirkpatrick](/source/Andy_Kirkpatrick) (born 1971), British climber and writer * [Ann Kirkpatrick](/source/Ann_Kirkpatrick) (born 1950), American politician—Arizona * [Barbro Owens-Kirkpatrick](/source/Barbro_Owens-Kirkpatrick) (born 1946), American diplomat * [Bob Kirkpatrick (musician)](/source/Bob_Kirkpatrick_(musician)) (born 1934), American Texas blues guitarist, singer and songwriter * [Chris Kirkpatrick](/source/Chris_Kirkpatrick) (born 1971), American musician * [Clayton Kirkpatrick](/source/Clayton_Kirkpatrick) (1915–2004), American journalist and newspaper editor * [Conilee Kirkpatrick](/source/Conilee_Kirkpatrick) (born 1948), American electronics engineer * [Cyril Kirkpatrick](/source/Cyril_Kirkpatrick) (1872–1957), British civil engineer * [David Kirkpatrick (producer)](/source/David_Kirkpatrick_(producer)) (born 1951), American film producer * David Gordon Kirkpatrick (1927–2003), Australian country musician known as [Slim Dusty](/source/Slim_Dusty) * [David G. Kirkpatrick](/source/David_G._Kirkpatrick), Canadian computer scientist * [Donald Kirkpatrick](/source/Donald_Kirkpatrick) (1924–2014, [fl.](/source/floruit) 1960s), American educator * [Ethel Kirkpatrick](/source/Ethel_Kirkpatrick) (1869–1966), British artist and jeweller * [Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick](/source/Frederick_Douglass_Kirkpatrick) (1933–1986), African-American musician, civil rights activist, and minister * [Gary Kirkpatrick](/source/Gary_Kirkpatrick) (1941–2021), American concert pianist * [George Airey Kirkpatrick](/source/George_Airey_Kirkpatrick) (1841–1899), Canadian politician * [George G. Kirkpatrick Jr.](/source/George_G._Kirkpatrick_Jr.) (1938–2003), American politician * [Harry Kirkpatrick](/source/Harry_Kirkpatrick) (born c. 1958), Irish activist and convict * [Ian Kirkpatrick](/source/Ian_Kirkpatrick) (born 1946), New Zealand rugby union player * [Ivone Kirkpatrick](/source/Ivone_Kirkpatrick) (1897–1964), British diplomat * [J. Davy Kirkpatrick](/source/J._Davy_Kirkpatrick), American astronomer * [James Kirkpatrick (disambiguation)](/source/James_Kirkpatrick_(disambiguation)), various people * [Jeane Kirkpatrick](/source/Jeane_Kirkpatrick) (1926–2006), American diplomat for whom the American political doctrine, [Kirkpatrick Doctrine](/source/Kirkpatrick_Doctrine), is named * [Joey Kirkpatrick](/source/Joey_Kirkpatrick) (born 1952), American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator * [John Kirkpatrick (rugby league)](/source/John_Kirkpatrick_(rugby_league)) (born 1979), British player * [John Kirkpatrick (folk musician)](/source/John_Kirkpatrick_(folk_musician)) (born 1947), English musician * [John Simpson Kirkpatrick](/source/John_Simpson_Kirkpatrick) (1892–1915), British-born Australian soldier * Joseph Kirkpatrick (1872–1930), British artist * [Karey Kirkpatrick](/source/Karey_Kirkpatrick) (born 1964), American writer * [Kitty Kirkpatrick](/source/Kitty_Kirkpatrick) (1802–1889), Anglo-Indian noblewoman, muse of the philosopher Thomas Carlyle * [Littleton Kirkpatrick](/source/Littleton_Kirkpatrick) (1797–1859), 19th-century American attorney, political figure * [Lyman Kirkpatrick](/source/Lyman_Kirkpatrick) (1916–1995), American government administrator * [Maggie Kirkpatrick](/source/Maggie_Kirkpatrick) (born 1941), Australian actress * [María Manuela Kirkpatrick](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Manuela_Kirkpatrick) (1794–1879), Spanish royal family member * [Martha Kirkpatrick](/source/Martha_Kirkpatrick) (1925–2015), American psychoanalyst and clinical professor of psychiatry * [Nora Kirkpatrick](/source/Nora_Kirkpatrick) (born 1984), American actress and musician, founding member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros * [Ralph Kirkpatrick](/source/Ralph_Kirkpatrick) (1911–1984), American musician, musicologist and cataloguer of the works of Domenico Scarlatti * [Randolph Kirkpatrick](/source/Randolph_Kirkpatrick) (1863–1950), British naturalist and author * [Roger de Kirkpatrick](/source/Roger_de_Kirkpatrick) ([fl.](/source/floruit) 14th century), Scottish activist * [Samuel A. Kirkpatrick](/source/Samuel_A._Kirkpatrick), president of the University of Texas at San Antonio and Eastern Michigan University * [Sanford Kirkpatrick](/source/Sanford_Kirkpatrick) (1842–1932), American politician—Iowa * [Sean M. Kirkpatrick](/source/Sean_M._Kirkpatrick), physicist and director of [All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office](/source/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_Office) * [Sidney D. Kirkpatrick](/source/Sidney_D._Kirkpatrick) (1955–2025), American documentary filmmaker and historical author * [Snyder S. Kirkpatrick](/source/Snyder_S._Kirkpatrick) (1848–1909), American politician—Kansas * [Sophia Astley Kirkpatrick](/source/Sophia_Astley_Kirkpatrick) (1802–1871), wife of Littleton Kirkpatrick (''above''), donor to Rutgers College * [Ted Kirkpatrick](/source/Ted_Kirkpatrick) (1960–2022), American musician * [Timothy Kirkpatrick](/source/Timothy_Kirkpatrick) (born 1978), American drummer * [Thomas Kirkpatrick (Canadian politician)](/source/Thomas_Kirkpatrick_(Canadian_politician)) (1805–1870), Canadian politician * [Thomas Kirkpatrick (New York)](/source/Thomas_Kirkpatrick_(New_York)), New York politician * [Thomas J. Kirkpatrick](/source/Thomas_J._Kirkpatrick) (1829–1897), American lawyer and politician * [Wayne Kirkpatrick](/source/Wayne_Kirkpatrick) (born c. 1960), American musician * [William Kirkpatrick (disambiguation)](/source/William_Kirkpatrick_(disambiguation)), various people == Given name == *[Kirkpatrick Macmillan](/source/Kirkpatrick_Macmillan) (1812–1878), Scottish blacksmith and inventor of the mechanical bicycle *[Kirkpatrick Sale](/source/Kirkpatrick_Sale), American author, technology critic and tax resister == See also == * [Kirkpatrick baronets](/source/Kirkpatrick_baronets) * [Clan Kirkpatrick](/source/Clan_Kirkpatrick), a Scottish clan * [Kirkpatrick & Lockhart](/source/Kirkpatrick_%26_Lockhart), an American law firm * [Oysters Kirkpatrick](/source/Oysters_Kirkpatrick) (also called Oysters Kilpatrick), an English recipe involving oysters, cheese, and bacon * [Kilpatrick (disambiguation)](/source/Kilpatrick_(disambiguation)) ==References== {{reflist}} {{surname}} Category:Surnames of Irish origin Category:Surnames of Scottish origin --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kirkpatrick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkpatrick) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkpatrick?action=history)). 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