Kirkley Surname

121,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Kirkley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kirkley,' (1) a township in the parish of Ponteland, Northumberland; (a) a parish in Suffolk, near Lowestoft. With the variants Kirley and Kirly, compare Kirby for Kirkby.

1232.

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Kirkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1521:114,99312,433
England4601:121,12612,246
Canada831:443,92338,562
Australia421:642,75544,739
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3641:66,9657,625
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3211:156,44414,384

Kirkley (98) may also be a first name.

Kirkley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kirkley,' (1) a township in the parish of Ponteland, Northumberland; (a) a parish in Suffolk, near Lowestoft. With the variants Kirley and Kirly, compare Kirby for Kirkby.

1232. Richard de Kirkely, vicar of Buxton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

William de Kirkely, prior of Norwich: ibid.

Abraham de Kirkele, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Kirkele, Suffolk, ibid.

1639. Robert Kirkley and Mary Penny: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1686- 7. Charles Kirly and Elizabeth Hunter: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1745. Married — Thomas Kirkly and Sarah Page: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(N. and East. English) belonging to Kirkley, or Dweller at the Church-Lea [Old Northern English circe + leáh (Middle English ley)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kirkley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirkley occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 121,024th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,924,867 people. The last name Kirkley is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kirkley are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most frequent given name globally, held by 98 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,152 people, or 1 in 114,993. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States Kirkley is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kirkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kirkley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirkley last name grew 982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kirkley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kirkley surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kirkley surname are 13.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kirkley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning $39,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $51,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkleyt931/
Kirckley930/
Kirklley930/
Kirkle9294/
Kirkly927/
Kirklys86125/
Kirklya861/
Kirkler861/
Kerkley861/
Kurkley860/
Kirklay860/
Kirklee860/
Kirklytė802/
Kirkli7749/
Cirkle779/
Krekle774/
Kurkle772/
Kirkla771/
Kerkle771/
Kerkly770/
Kirkleach751/
Kirkklytė751/
Kırkler7182/
Kierkla7171/
Kirklis7111/
Kreckle719/
Kerkler712/
Kiorkla711/
Kerklez711/
Kyrklys711/
Kirklad710/
Kirkella6711/
Kırkelle6711/
Kirkilli6710/
Kerkletz673/
Kurkelly673/
Kerkelly673/
Kirklaud672/
Kerklecz671/
Kirklish671/

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Kirkley Reference & Research

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