Kirkland Surname

11,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

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.

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Kirkland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,5231:9,4091,143
England2,9951:18,6042,661
Canada1,5591:23,6343,220
Australia1,4031:19,2412,661
Scotland9281:5,769941
Jamaica5741:5,000663
New Zealand3721:12,1732,115
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Northern Ireland1501:12,3001,807
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Nicaragua511:118,0612,012
Wales361:85,9597,098
France271:2,460,101186,232
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Panama251:156,4905,002
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Costa Rica221:217,2762,674
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Guam161:10,0081,526
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Finland81:687,08836,047
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1341:33,0593,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5621:15,6052,305
Scotland1,0991:3,406565
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1751:12,0281,556

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.

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

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).

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

(Northern English and Scandinavian) belonging to Kirkland = the Church-Land [v. under Kirk, and + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) Dweller on, or near, the land of the church.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Villages in the shires of Fife, Dumfries, Lanark, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cumberland, Fife, Lancashire, Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirckland944/
Kirklands942/
Kirklandt941/
D'Kirkland892/
Kirklend8813/
Kurkland887/
Kerkland886/
Cirkland882/
Kirklamd882/
Kyrkland881/
Kerklend756/

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