Kirkness Surname
Approximately 1,580 people bear this surname
Kirkness Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kirkness,' a headland in Shetland. The following entry is thoroughly Scotch:
1753. Married — John Isbister and Jennet Kirkness: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Kirkness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 537 | 1:68,614 | 7,893 |
| United States | 327 | 1:1,108,437 | 80,126 |
| Australia | 250 | 1:107,983 | 12,061 |
| England | 164 | 1:339,744 | 24,836 |
| Scotland | 151 | 1:35,456 | 3,458 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 256 | 1:14,622 | 1,647 |
| England | 89 | 1:273,881 | 19,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Kirkness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kirkness,' a headland in Shetland. The following entry is thoroughly Scotch:
1753. Married — John Isbister and Jennet Kirkness: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Of local origin from Kirkness in Orkney. There is also a Kirkness in Shetland. Sir Thomas de Kirknes, knight, witnessed a charter by Henry de St. Clair, earl of Orkney, at Kirkwaw in 1391 (RMS., I, 824; Diplomatarium Norvegicum, II, p. 402). Angus of Kirkness appears as archdeacon of Hjaetland (i.e. Shetland) in 1426 (Dipl. Norv., II, p. 512), John of Kirknes was lawman of Orkney in 1438 (SCM., V, p. 391), and John Kirkness of that Ilk was lawrikman in North Sandwick in 1678 (SHR., XIV, p. 59). William M. Kirkness was a bank official in Edinburgh before 1940.
A headland in Shetland.
Kirkness Demographics
Average Kirkness Salary in
United States
$45,964 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kirkness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirkness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kirkness is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirkness? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 250,894th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,612,371 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kirkness are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 68,614. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 48 percent are found, Ontario, where 28 percent are found and British Columbia, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Canada it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.
Kirkness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kirkness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirkness last name grew 3,270 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kirkness Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kirkness surname are 9.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Kirkness earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.81% more than the national average, earning R 479,580 per year; in United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.41% less than the national average, earning $42,026 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkeness | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kirkiness | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kirknes | 93 | 296 | / |
| Kirkenes | 88 | 36 | / |
| Kirkines | 88 | 5 | / |
| Kjrkness | 88 | 3 | / |
| Karkness | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirkenss | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kirikines | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kroknes | 80 | 121 | / |
| Kirknæs | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kraknes | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kirkens | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kirkins | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kirknis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Kragness | 75 | 484 | / |
| Kråkenes | 75 | 360 | / |
| Krogness | 75 | 113 | / |
| Kregness | 75 | 101 | / |
| Kirkinis | 75 | 89 | / |
| Krokenes | 75 | 21 | / |
| Kerkenes | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kirkonis | 75 | 7 | / |
| Krukones | 75 | 4 | / |
| Krakenes | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kargness | 75 | 2 | / |
| Krugness | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirkenis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kriek-Nesse | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kraakenes | 71 | 38 | / |
| Korkoneas | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kerkns | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kiorkians | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kragnes | 67 | 146 | / |
| Krognes | 67 | 140 | / |
| Kregnes | 67 | 79 | / |
| Kråknäs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Krikuns | 67 | 5 | / |
| Krukens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkonssou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerkens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krakans | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kreqnesh | 63 | 0 | / |
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