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Where Does The Last Name Kirkness Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kirkness occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkness? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 250,894^th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,612,371 people. The surname Kirkness is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kirkness reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 68,614. In Canada Kirkness is primarily found in: Manitoba, where 48 percent reside, Ontario, where 28 percent reside and British Columbia, where 18 percent reside. Not including Canada this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.

Kirkness Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kirkness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kirkness last name expanded 3,270 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirkness Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirkness last name are 9.63% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.86% being 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.