Kirby is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kirby
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

In charters, Cherchebeius, and originally written Kirkby. Parishes etc., in counties Essex, York, Warwick, and Norfolk. Places in counties Lancaster, York, Nottingham, Lincoln, Leicester, and Westmoreland, still retain the form Kirkby, which is also a surname.

Family name Kirby is a variant of Kerby. Wood, marsh, rock or kirk or church dwelling.

Lastname is variant of Kibby. One who came from Keadby, i.e., Keti's homestead, in Lincolnshire, or from Kearby, i.e., Kaeri's homestead, in Yorkshire.

One who came from Kirby or Kirkby meaning "village with a church," the names of various places in England.

Is form of Kerby. See Kirby - In charters, Cherchebeius, and originally written Kirkby. Parishes etc., in counties Essex, York, Warwick, and Norfolk. Places in counties Lancaster, York, Nottingham, Lincoln, Leicester, and Westmoreland, still retain the form Kirkby, which is also a surname.

The surname is the variation of Kirkby. See Kirby - In charters, Cherchebeius, and originally written Kirkby. Parishes etc., in counties Essex, York, Warwick, and Norfolk. Places in counties Lancaster, York, Nottingham, Lincoln, Leicester, and Westmoreland, still retain the form Kirkby, which is also a surname.

How popular is Kirby?

Kirby is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Jamaica, Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Spain.

Kirby is ranked 5036 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kirby bearers increased by 2.47 per cent in 2010 US census to 53767 since 2000, the surname slipped by 56 spots and ranked at 633. The last name was found in around 2 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.9 87.47
Black 9.16 8.78
Hispanic or Latino 1.93 1.29
Others 1.78 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.5 0.4
Kirby is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 112373 people have been found who wears Kirby as their family name. Kirby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Kirby:
577 United States70,753
323 England22,162
Countries with thousands of Kirby:
541 Australia7,160
1,026 Canada5,268
462 Ireland1,931
Countries with hundreds of Kirby:
7,436 South Africa922
1,019 New Zealand746
564 Wales600
1,822 Scotland375
1,070 Jamaica288
5,195 Ecuador250
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
1,756 Northern Ireland157
96,458 Thailand125
22,966 Spain108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
259 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines100
90,334 France92
69,119 Germany80
44,177 Argentina68
258 Antigua and Barbuda67
33,531 Netherlands63
2,622 Trinidad and Tobago58
26,882 Malaysia54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,331 Kuwait48
8,706 Portugal47
4,783 Singapore47
11,842 Chile39
140,201 Brazil38
30,255 Austria33
11,471 Dominican Republic31
610 Isle of Man29
24,091 Switzerland27
369,827 India26
155,597 Philippines26
46,943 Zimbabwe25
15,343 Botswana22
897 Barbados21
54,956 Belgium19
305 Northern Mariana Islands19
37,550 Sweden19
301,506 Russia17
19,343 Iraq16
64,682 Czechia15
5,530 China13
1,249 United States Virgin Islands13
108,968 Italy12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,005 Bermuda10
741 Gibraltar10
5,469 Bahrain9
2,398 Jersey8
47,773 Mexico8
47,869 Japan7
50,907 Norway7
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Simon Kirby worked as chandler and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 28 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Victoria and arrived on May 18, 1846. 50 years old U Kirby, U Kirby, aged 40, Mgt. Kirby (17) Immigrant, 12 years old Elizabeth Kirby, 15 years old E. Kirby, 22 years old John Kirby, Workman Philip Kirby, William Kirby (35) Merchant, Sarah-Maria Kirby, aged 26, David Kirby, aged 16, and 182 other Kirby around 55.45% of whom were workman while others worked as merchant and servant, farmer, spinster, dressmaker migrated to US.

From Germany

Edward Kirby worked as laborer and hailed from France. 15 years old embarked for United States from Liverpool & Queenstown on Marathon and arrived on May 8, 1869. A. Kirby, aged 42, J. Kirby (8), 10 years old L. Kirby, N. Kirby, are other Kirby that migrated to US.

Kirby Namesakes

  • Josh Kirby, commercial artist born on the outskirts of Liverpool in the town of Waterloo
  • William Forsell Kirby, English entomologist and folklorist
  • William T. Kirby, Illinois lawyer
  • Doug Kirby, series of travel books
  • William C. Kirby, is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University
  • Jim Kirby, American inventor and self-taught electrical engineer
  • James Kirby, American labor leader and president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Abner Kirby, American businessman
  • Rick Kirby, English sculptor born in Gillingham, Kent
  • Joseph Coles Kirby, English flour miller who migrated to Sydney
  • Edward Kirby, American athlete
  • Claude Kirby, British businessman
  • Alister Kirby, British rower
  • Peter Kirby, Canadian former bobsledder
  • Robion Kirby, Professor of Mathematics at the University of California
  • Jack Kirby, American comic book artist, writer, and editor
  • Michael J. L. Kirby, Canadian politician
  • Frank Howard Kirby, British military officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Robert Kirby, British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music
  • George Kirby, American comedian, singer, and actor
  • Kathy Kirby, English singer
  • Will Kirby, dermatologist, associate clinical professor of dermatology
  • Stuart Kirby, race car driver
  • Bruno Kirby, American actor, singer, voice artist, chef
  • Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer
  • William F. Kirby, Democratic Party politician from Arkansas
  • Andy Kirby, former stockcar driver, most notably in NASCAR
  • Steve T. Kirby, 35th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
  • Rene Kirby, American film and television actor
  • Halder Kirby, Canadian ice hockey player, doctor and druggist
  • Bill Kirby, Australian swimmer
  • Dorothy Kirby, American professional golfer and sportscaster
  • Rollin Kirby, American political cartoonist
  • Wayne Kirby, American former right fielder
  • Terry Kirby, former professional American football player
  • John Henry Kirby, businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest lumber manufacturer
  • Luke Kirby, Canadian actor
  • Robert J. Kirby, Warden of Sing Sing prison from 1941 until 1944
  • Clay Kirby, Clayton Laws Kirby, Jr
  • Alan Kirby, Irish former footballer
  • Steven Kirby, English retired first-class cricketer
  • Dustin Kirby, American association football defender
  • June Kirby, American actress and costume designer
  • Gary Kirby, Irish hurling manager and former player
  • Karlos Kirby, American bobsledder who competed during the 1990s
  • Simon Kirby, British Conservative Party politician

Kirby Namesakes

  • Josh Kirby, commercial artist born on the outskirts of Liverpool in the town of Waterloo
  • William Forsell Kirby, English entomologist and folklorist
  • William T. Kirby, Illinois lawyer
  • Doug Kirby, series of travel books
  • William C. Kirby, is T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University
  • Jim Kirby, American inventor and self-taught electrical engineer
  • James Kirby, American labor leader and president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Abner Kirby, American businessman
  • Rick Kirby, English sculptor born in Gillingham, Kent
  • Joseph Coles Kirby, English flour miller who migrated to Sydney
  • Edward Kirby, American athlete
  • Claude Kirby, British businessman
  • Alister Kirby, British rower
  • Peter Kirby, Canadian former bobsledder
  • Robion Kirby, Professor of Mathematics at the University of California
  • Jack Kirby, American comic book artist, writer, and editor
  • Michael J. L. Kirby, Canadian politician
  • Frank Howard Kirby, British military officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Robert Kirby, British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music
  • George Kirby, American comedian, singer, and actor
  • Kathy Kirby, English singer
  • Will Kirby, dermatologist, associate clinical professor of dermatology
  • Stuart Kirby, race car driver
  • Bruno Kirby, American actor, singer, voice artist, chef
  • Durward Kirby, American television host and announcer
  • William F. Kirby, Democratic Party politician from Arkansas
  • Andy Kirby, former stockcar driver, most notably in NASCAR
  • Steve T. Kirby, 35th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
  • Rene Kirby, American film and television actor
  • Halder Kirby, Canadian ice hockey player, doctor and druggist
  • Bill Kirby, Australian swimmer
  • Dorothy Kirby, American professional golfer and sportscaster
  • Rollin Kirby, American political cartoonist
  • Wayne Kirby, American former right fielder
  • Terry Kirby, former professional American football player
  • John Henry Kirby, businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest lumber manufacturer
  • Luke Kirby, Canadian actor
  • Robert J. Kirby, Warden of Sing Sing prison from 1941 until 1944
  • Clay Kirby, Clayton Laws Kirby, Jr
  • Alan Kirby, Irish former footballer
  • Steven Kirby, English retired first-class cricketer
  • Dustin Kirby, American association football defender
  • June Kirby, American actress and costume designer
  • Gary Kirby, Irish hurling manager and former player
  • Karlos Kirby, American bobsledder who competed during the 1990s
  • Simon Kirby, British Conservative Party politician

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