Kirk is used as a family name or surname in Teutonic. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kirk
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: Kirche, a church. Gaelic, cearcall, a circle, the primitive places of worship among the Celts were round, a symbol of eternity, and the existence of the Supreme Being, without beginning or end

How popular is Kirk?

Kirk is common in England.

Kirk is ranked 4999 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kirk bearers increased by 4.491317 per cent in 2010 US census to 54394 since 2000, the surname slipped by 41 spots and ranked at 623. The last name was found in around 184 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.37 84.75
Black 10.56 10.42
Hispanic or Latino 2.34 1.44
Others 2.06 1.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.38 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.29 0.41
Kirk is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guernsey is ahead in terms of density. Around 109239 people have been found who wears Kirk as their family name. Kirk is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
78,633 Czech Republic9
932 Bermuda9
1,005 Cayman Islands7
1,377 South Korea6
7,113 Costa Rica5
423 Swaziland3
22,232 Morocco3
661,536 Indonesia3
5,332 Estonia3
15,749 Finland3
9,500 Ghana3
26,321 Israel3
6,900 Oman2
3,014 Taiwan2
6,103 Cyprus2
5,671 Guatemala2
2,401 Honduras2
37,372 Georgia2
10,267 Sri Lanka2
10,183 Jordan2
5,298 Botswana2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
6,266 Luxembourg2
4,086 Angola2
5,936 Bahrain2
5,217 Zambia2
6,353 Panama2
2,151 Fiji2
25,721 Egypt1
1,879 Belize1
12,741 Ecuador1
3,952 Yemen1
24,460 Armenia1
5,589 Sudan1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
14,644 Tunisia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
28,746 Algeria1
846 American Samoa1
2,190 Barbados1
4,249 Cambodia1
19,810 Croatia1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
9,116 Nicaragua1
90,903 Moldova1
7,292 Vietnam1
29,774 Venezuela1
19,533 Uruguay1
24,176 Qatar1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
21,562 Portugal1
17,575 Kuwait1
3,307 Malta1
16,073 Latvia1
12,270 Lebanon1
4,942 Libya1
3,275 Nepal1
6,967 Macedonia1
4,171 Rwanda1
6,212 Jamaica1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
13,447 Uganda1
531 Greenland1
2,578 Guam1
4,435 Togo1
11,831 Tajikistan1
5,467 Haiti1
20,172 Hungary1
624 Solomon Islands1
8,859 Iraq1
6,688 Malawi1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
199 Guernsey43
396 Isle of Man34
62,367 Kazakhstan33
595 Jersey28
21,901 Chile27
359,634 India26
1,865 China24
55,829 Zimbabwe16
5,493 Japan11
72,915 Belarus11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,372 Norway92
20,785 Belgium82
59,238 Ukraine81
4,216 Singapore77
3,598 Mauritius73
12,039 Colombia70
35,569 Netherlands62
1,635 Thailand60
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Kirk:
17,493 Brazil747
1,032 Ireland601
699 Wales531
25,166 France392
30,822 Philippines387
13,426 Kenya314
14,944 Mexico262
832 Trinidad and Tobago256
54,829 Russia253
24,102 Poland239
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
1,129 Hong Kong225
38,007 Italy224
16,651 Spain192
6,872 Austria183
11,417 Greece172
7,063 United Arab Emirates138
8,764 Switzerland135
13,194 Malaysia126
7,573 Sweden123
Countries with thousands of Kirk:
500 Australia5,880
1,001 Canada5,054
2,392 South Africa2,721
302 Scotland2,678
170 Denmark2,670
302 New Zealand1,903
5,247 Germany1,748
290 Northern Ireland1,192
7,338 Turkey1,118
Countries with ten thousands of Kirk:
583 United States60,426
376 England17,074
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maid Ellen Kirk from Ireland aboard the Marmion from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 16 years old when she arrived in New-York on May 25, 1846. Catherine Kirk, aged 18, John Kirk (35) Workman, Nancy Kirk, Edward Kirk (20) Waiter, Thomas Kirk (26) Immigrant, Workman Charles Kirk, Workwoman Mary Kirk, 30 years old Anne Kirk, and 124 other Kirk around 43.82% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and carpenter, farmer, weaver, steward or steward's-of-room, mechanic, butcher migrated to US.

Kirk Namesakes

    Justin Kirk, American theater, film and television actor
  • Aage Kirkegaard, Olympic athlete
  • Watson Kirkconnell, Poet
  • John Kirkham, Soccer player
  • Robert Kirkman, Comic Book Writer
  • Douglas Kirkland, Photographer
  • Agnete M. Kirkevaag, Musical Artist
  • Agnete Kirk Thinggaard, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen's daughter
  • Charles-Aimé Kirkland, Canadian Politician
  • Charles-Aimé Kirkland, Canadian Politician
  • George Airey Kirkpatrick, Politician
  • In 0 drama film, I See a Darkness, James Travis Kirk characterized Wallace.
  • Briar Kirk characterized key character of Bride Fan in 2015 drama and horror movie Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein.
  • Lise Kirk, from 1981 documentary flick The Birth, who played N.
  • In 0 crime and drama flick, Nicole and O.J., Charlotte Kirk portrayed Nicole Brown Simpson.
  • In 2000, Miranda Kirk characterized the role of Deb in drama flick Gangs of London.
  • In 2009 comedy movie, White Tiger: The Story of Rick and Roddy, Jeremy Kirk portrayed Party Goer.
  • In 2018, Tara Marie Kirk played the role of Heather or segment: "The Babysitter" in action and comedy movie Spunk's Not Dead.

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