Kirke is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kirke
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kirke

How popular is Kirke?

Kirke is ranked 207642 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kirkes plummeted by 11.34021 per cent to 172 since 2000 and slipped by 15331 spots and ranked at 104156. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.86 89.69
Hispanic or Latino 4.65 0
Kirke is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Faroe Islands. Around 1639 people have been found who wears Kirke as their family name. Kirke is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
746,494 India7
615,517 Russia6
127,708 Czech Republic3
24,269 Peru2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
139,444 Brazil2
219,873 France2
7,299 Estonia2
12,161 Wales2
90,903 Moldova1
492,292 Ukraine1
16,640 Hong Kong1
153,416 Italy1
118,015 Netherlands1
7,895 South Korea1
77,122 Sweden1
81,201 Switzerland1
2,613 The Bahamas1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
14,946 New Zealand38
188 Faroe Islands33
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,449 Scotland66
Countries with hundreds of Kirke:
12,144 England500
92,990 United States247
2,787 Denmark211
14,756 Australia182
2,910 Latvia117
3,646 Ireland104
32,272 Canada103
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Printer Robert Kirke from Ireland aboard the Roscius from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on October 14, 1848. Samuel Kirke, aged 40, 23 years old William Kirke, 15 years old Edwin Kirke, Samuel Kirke (6), 24 years old Eliza Kirke, Elizabeth Kirke, aged 20, 7 years old Sarah Kirke, Infant Francis Kirke, and 4 other Kirke around 33.33% of whom were cutler while others worked as spinster and workman migrated to US.

Kirke Namesakes

  • Aage Kirkegaard, Olympic athlete
  • Agnete M. Kirkevaag, Musical Artist
  • Henry Kirke White, Poet
  • Ane Kirkeng Jørgensen, Actress
  • Anne Lise Kirkegaard, Ole Lund Kirkegaard's ex-wife
  • Simon Kirke, Drummer
  • Jemima Kirke, Artist
  • Lola Kirke, Actress
  • George Kirke Spoor, Film producer
  • Eeva Kirke Kivimägi, Actress

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