Kirkby is used as a family name or surname in Australia. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kirkby
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Australia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kirkby

How popular is Kirkby?

Kirkby is common in Australia.

Kirkby is ranked 67848 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kirkbies grew by 9.46602 per cent to 451 since 2000 and ranked 47107 after elevating 1089 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.91 92.96
Black 4.66 4.13
Hispanic or Latino 3.1 1.94
Kirkby is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Wales is ahead in terms of density. Around 6679 people have been found who wears Kirkby as their family name. Kirkby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,171 Grenada4
184,212 France3
6,270 Hong Kong3
90,215 Germany3
4,529 Mauritius3
25,074 Greece3
1,472 The Bahamas2
50,640 Switzerland2
40,256 Mexico2
8,995 Uganda2
147,165 Czech Republic2
14,004 Hungary2
153,416 Italy1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
30,360 Thailand1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
29,046 Japan1
3,071 Jersey1
7,847 Albania1
19,533 Uruguay1
118,015 Netherlands1
40,340 Malaysia1
1,254 Gibraltar1
58,885 Poland1
66,560 Philippines1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,412 Denmark34
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
9,692 Ireland27
1,286 Malta16
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,029 Portugal74
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Kirkby:
6,966 South Africa931
41,789 United States661
6,562 Canada648
3,611 Scotland171
2,337 Wales169
5,186 New Zealand147
Countries with thousands of Kirkby:
2,917 England2,635
3,034 Australia1,016
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 30 years old servant Robert Kirkby who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on March 31, 1851 by Washington put out from Liverpool.

Kirkby Namesakes

  • Bodi Kirkby, Bruce Kirkby's son
  • Emma Kirkby, Soprano
  • Gordon Kirkby, Former Member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • Stanley Kirkby, Singer
  • Louise Kirkby Lunn, Contralto
  • Mat Kirkby, Filmmaker
  • Emma Kirkby, Soprano
  • Bruce Kirkby, Photographer
  • Ian Kirkby, Actor
  • Tim Kirkby, Film director

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