Kirkup is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

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

How popular is Kirkup?

Kirkup is common in England.

Kirkup is ranked 185591 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kirkup bearers increased by 1.257862 per cent in 2010 US census to 161 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5501 spots and ranked at 109758. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.79 95.6
Others 3.11 3.77
Kirkup is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in England which may be its originating country too. Around 1902 people have been found who wears Kirkup as their family name. Kirkup is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,103 Cyprus2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
50,640 Switzerland2
151,601 Spain1
174,544 Czech Republic1
30,360 Thailand1
153,416 Italy1
169,904 Brazil1
18,969 Wales1
172,258 Germany1
11,510 Oman1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,564 New Zealand50
9,780 Scotland46
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
Countries with hundreds of Kirkup:
100,874 United States223
12,824 Australia214
18,500 Canada195
Countries with thousands of Kirkup:
6,451 England1,086

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Anthony Kirkup was 27 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 3, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as immigrant and took Enterprize from Liverpool. Sarah Kirkup, aged 26, Rachel Kirkup (5 months old) Infant, Edward Kirkup (49) Farmer, Sarah Kirkup, aged 30, are others that migrated to US.

Kirkup Namesakes

  • James Kirkup, Poet

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