Kirkham Surname

28,905th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kirkham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kirkham,' a parish in Lancashire This parish is one of the largest in the county, comprising about 130 square miles, or 41, 736 statute acres. Naturally such an area gave birth to a local surname, and although no great family of Kirkham can be recorded, the name made its way among the less important classes.

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Kirkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7,9411:7,0171,020
United States5,9121:61,3097,180
Australia1,8341:14,7202,087
Canada1,4281:25,8023,465
New Zealand3151:14,3762,523
Wales3001:10,3151,145
Scotland2711:19,7562,310
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Isle of Man311:2,768564
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
United Arab Emirates171:538,95723,493
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France101:6,642,272293,169
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Norway91:571,36544,190
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cayman Islands51:12,7791,374
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0711:5,988921
Wales681:23,0651,326
Scotland451:83,1834,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1311:44,4025,148

Kirkham (59) may also be a first name.

Kirkham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kirkham,' a parish in Lancashire This parish is one of the largest in the county, comprising about 130 square miles, or 41, 736 statute acres. Naturally such an area gave birth to a local surname, and although no great family of Kirkham can be recorded, the name made its way among the less important classes. To-day it is a familiar cognomen throughout the country, America, and the Colonies.

Walter de Kirkham, Northumberland, Edward I-Edward II I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Adam de Kirkham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Agnes de Kyrkham, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Kvrkam, 1376: ibid.

1575. John Kirkham, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.

1582. William Kirkeham and Elizabeth Smith, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1507-8. Robert Kyrkham, or Kirkham, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A surname recorded in Fife. Probably a recent incomer from England. There is a parish of this name in Lancashire. Alexander Kircum in parish of Birsay, 1640 (MCM., II, p. 211) may be of local Orcadian origin.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(N.Eng.) belonging to Kirkham (Lancs, Yorks) = the Church-Land [Old Northern English circe, a church + ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure] The Lancs place was Kyrkeham A.D. 1222-6.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Lancashire, and a liberty in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Kirk, a church, and ham, a village. The name of a small town in England, whence the surname originated.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kirkham, 1666 - 1720 (F. K.). Joshua Clegg was mayor of Liverpool in 1748 (B. L.). John Clegg was elected a Manchester constable in 1781 (B.). Clegg is a Lancashire hamlet. The surname is also established in the West Biding of Yorkshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kirkham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kirkham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kirkham occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,905th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 392,183 people. The last name Kirkham is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Kirkham live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,282,666th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 59 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 7,941 people, or 1 in 7,017. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 10 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 9 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Kirkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirkham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kirkham surname increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 441 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 602 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kirkham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kirkham surname is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kirkham surname are 18.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kirkham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.73% less than the national average, earning 274,322 kr per year; in Peru they earn 929.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 199,487 per year; in South Africa they earn 32.04% more than the national average, earning R 313,776 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% more than the national average, earning $44,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning $49,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kirckham931/
Kirrkham930/
Kirkam9275/
Kerkham86150/
Kirkamm8626/
Kirkhom869/
Kirkahm864/
Krekham861/
Kircham860/
Kheirkhahm821/
Kirrkamm8011/
Khurkham801/
Kearkham801/
Kuyrkham800/
Kerkam7759/
Kirkom7753/
Kurkam771/
Kirchhamm756/
Kirckheim754/
Kerkamm7119/
Kearkam714/
Chirham712/
Kuerkam711/
Kairkom711/
Curkham711/
Åkerham711/
Kirkome710/
Kircheim6778/
Kırıkcam6720/
Cherkham679/
Khearkam672/
Kherkhom671/
Kerkheim670/
Chircham670/

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