Mulpatrick

The surname Mulpatrick originates from the Irish surname O' Maol Phadraig. [1] One of the locations the name is first recorded is in Clogher in County Tyrone.

Teallach Maoilpatraig ,listed in Topographical Poems by O’Dugan, under Cenei Fearadhaigh. "The most noble of Cinei Fearadhaigh ........ Tellach Maoilpatraic"

O Maol Phadraig translates into follower of (St) Patrick.[2] It became O'Mulpatrick and Mulpatrick and the first recorded instances of the surname appear in records from the late 16th century in counties Cavan, Fermanagh, Monaghan and Longford.[3] Its current anglicised form is Fitzpatrick .[4][5]

References
  1. "16th & 17th Century Anglicized Irish Surnames from Woulfe". medievalscotland.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. Corporation, British Broadcasting. "BBC - Northern Ireland - Irish Language - Blas". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. "A Census of Ireland circa 1659, Farmanagh County". Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. "Ó Maolphádriag - Irish Names and Surnames". Library Ireland. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2055. ISBN 9780192527479.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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