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

The last name Kirk (Arabic: قيرك, Russian: Кирк) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 4,657^th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 60,223 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kirk are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kirk is also the 7,168^th most frequently held given name globally, held by 146,118 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 70,591 people, or 1 in 5,135. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 126 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Kirk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kirk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirk last name expanded 532 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 821 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (44%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kirk last name are 15.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Kirk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.16% more than the national average, earning 647,735 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.39% more than the national average, earning R 442,944 per year; in United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $52,194 CAD per year.