Kirkpatrick is an Irish (

Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ...

) and Scottish surname, and occasionally a given name, possibly a branch of the Cenél nEógain of the

Northern Uí Néill The Northern Uí Néill was any of several dynasties in north-western medieval Ireland that claimed descent from a common ancestor, Niall of the Nine Hostages. Other dynasties in central and eastern Ireland who also claimed descent from Niall ar ...

. The name traditionally relates to a

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

("kirk") dedicated to

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...

.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.

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* Alexander Kirkpatrick (1849-1940), British professor of Hebrew and biblical commentator Chris at manband

* 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 Ann Leila Kirkpatrick (born March 24, 1950) is an American politician and retired attorney who served as the U.S. representative for from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented from 2009 to 2011, and again from 2013 ...

(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 Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick (born October 17, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, podcaster, and actor. He founded the pop group NSYNC, in which he sang countertenor. The band has sold over 70 million records, becomin ...

(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 Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon, referred to universally as Australia's Ki ...

* David G. Kirkpatrick, Canadian computer scientist * Donald Kirkpatrick (1924–2014,

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

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 Sir Ivone Augustine Kirkpatrick, (3 February 1897 – 25 May 1964) was a British diplomat who served as the British High Commissioner in Germany after World War II, and as the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the hig ...

(1897–1964), British diplomat * J. Davy Kirkpatrick, American astronomer * James Kirkpatrick (disambiguation), various people *

Jeane Kirkpatrick Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick (née Jordan; November 19, 1926December 7, 2006) was an American diplomat and political scientist who played a major role in the foreign policy of the Ronald Reagan administration. An ardent anticommunist, she was a lon ...

(1926–2006), American diplomat for whom the American political doctrine,

Kirkpatrick Doctrine The Kirkpatrick Doctrine was a foreign policy doctrine expounded by United States ambassador to the United Nations Jeane Kirkpatrick in the early 1980s based on her 1979 essay, "Dictatorships and Double Standards".Jeane Kirkpatrick,Dictatorships a ...

, is named *

Joey Kirkpatrick Joey Kirkpatrick (born 1952) is an American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator. She has taught glassblowing at Pilchuck Glass School. Since the 1970s, her artistic partner has been Flora Mace and their work is co-signed. Kirkpatr ...

(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 Nora Kirkpatrick (born December 6, 1984) is an American actress, director, writer and musician. Early life Kirkpatrick grew up in rural Iowa. She graduated from La Quinta High School. She graduated with a BA in theater from UCLA School of Theate ...

(born 1984), American actress and musician, founding member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros *

Ralph Kirkpatrick Ralph Leonard Kirkpatrick (; June 10, 1911April 13, 1984) was an American harpsichordist and musicologist, widely known for his chronological catalog of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard sonatas as well as for his performances and recordings. Life an ...

(1911–1984), American musician, musicologist and cataloguer of the works of Domenico Scarlatti * Randolph Kirkpatrick (1863–1950), British naturalist and author * Roger de Kirkpatrick (

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 (born 1955), American documentary filmmaker and 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) Thomas Kirkpatrick was an American politician from New York. Life He lived in Albany, New York, and was an alderman, elected in the Tenth Ward in 1843, and Overseer of the Poor. In 1853, he was elected, on the Whig ticket, Inspector of State ...

, New York politician * Thomas J. Kirkpatrick (1829–1897), American lawyer and politician *

Wayne Kirkpatrick Wayne Kirkpatrick (born c. 1961) is an American songwriter and musician born in Greenville, MS, who now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Baton Rouge Magnet High School in 1979. His younger brother is American screenwriter and d ...

(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 Kirkpatrick Sale (born June 27, 1937) is an American author who has written prolifically about political decentralism, environmentalism, luddism and technology. He has been described as having a "philosophy unified by decentralism" and as bei ...

, American author, technology critic and tax resister

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