Kirkland Surname
Approximately 47,237 people bear this surname
Kirkland Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of kirkland,' (1) a parish in Cumberland; (2) a township in the parish of Torpenhow, Cumberland; (3) a township in the parish of Garstang, Lancashire; (4) a township in the parish of Kendal, Westmorland Kirtland is a manifest corruption.
Read More About This SurnameKirkland Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,523 | 1:9,409 | 1,143 |
| England | 2,995 | 1:18,604 | 2,661 |
| Canada | 1,559 | 1:23,634 | 3,220 |
| Australia | 1,403 | 1:19,241 | 2,661 |
| Scotland | 928 | 1:5,769 | 941 |
| Jamaica | 574 | 1:5,000 | 663 |
| New Zealand | 372 | 1:12,173 | 2,115 |
| South Africa | 244 | 1:222,040 | 23,223 |
| Northern Ireland | 150 | 1:12,300 | 1,807 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| Nicaragua | 51 | 1:118,061 | 2,012 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Costa Rica | 22 | 1:217,276 | 2,674 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 134 | 1:33,059 | 3,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,562 | 1:15,605 | 2,305 |
| Scotland | 1,099 | 1:3,406 | 565 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,175 | 1:12,028 | 1,556 |
Kirkland (1,712) may also be a first name.
Kirkland Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of kirkland,' (1) a parish in Cumberland; (2) a township in the parish of Torpenhow, Cumberland; (3) a township in the parish of Garstang, Lancashire; (4) a township in the parish of Kendal, Westmorland Kirtland is a manifest corruption.
Homines de Kyrkelaund, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Hugh de Churchlond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1585. Henry Woode and Johanna Kirkelande: Marriage Lic (London).
1586. David Jones and Anne Kyrtland, widow of Henry Kirtland: ibid.
1790. Married — Andrew Milne and Catherine Kirkland: St. George, Hanover Square ii. 45- .
1797. — James Kirkland and Elizabeth Brown: ibid.
There are many places of this name in the shires of Dumfries, Ayr, Lanark, Stirling, etc., from one or other of which the surname may have been derived. Johannes fil. Joh. de Kyrkeland held land in the territory of Gordon, c. 1280 (Kelso, 124). William de Kyrkland was burgess of Glasgow, 1424 (LCD., p. 242), and in 1463 and 1471 we have mention of Alan de Kyrklande and John de Kirkland there (REG., 389,395). George Kirkleane, burgess freeman of Glasgow, 1599 (Burgesses), and James Kirkland was appointed constable in Lanark, 1709 (Minutes, p. 55).
(Northern English and Scandinavian) belonging to Kirkland = the Church-Land [v. under Kirk, and + land]
(Scottish) Dweller on, or near, the land of the church.
Villages in the shires of Fife, Dumfries, Lanark, &c.
A location name in Cumberland, Fife, Lancashire, Westmorland.
Kirkland Demographics
Kirkland Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Kirkland Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirkland Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kirkland occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kirkland.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirkland? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 11,892nd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 154,276 people. Kirkland is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Kirkland reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 185,598th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 1,712 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 38,523 people, or 1 in 9,409. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Kirkland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kirkland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirkland surname grew 923 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kirkland Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (44%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kirkland last name are 18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.77% registered with the party.
The amount Kirkland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.66% more than the national average, earning R 369,912 per year; in United States they earn 6.33% less than the national average, earning $40,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,960 CAD per year.
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