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Where Does The Last Name Kirby Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kirby (Arabic: كيربي) is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirby? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 5,066^th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,308 people. The surname Kirby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Kirby live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kirby is also the 27,551^st most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 30,510 people.

The surname Kirby is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 69,968 people, or 1 in 5,180. In The United States Kirby is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 113 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Kirby Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kirby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirby last name increased 607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 148 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 765 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirby Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kirby surname is predominantly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kirby last name are 13.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.51% registered with the party.

The amount Kirby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 83.12% more than the national average, earning 633,746 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.95% more than the national average, earning R 337,332 per year; in United States they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $42,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.84% more than the national average, earning $51,592 CAD per year.