Kirkup Surname

186,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kirkup Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kirk hope,' i.e. the hope on which the church stands; v. Kirk and Hope; compare Greenup (s. v. Greenhalgh), Trollope, &c.

1754. Married — George Morwick and Sarah Kirkup: St.

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Kirkup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3481:41,3345,299
Australia3181:84,8929,824
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Canada1881:195,98719,219
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Wales331:93,7747,567
Scotland291:184,61410,113
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7071:34,4774,512
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Kirkup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kirk hope,' i.e. the hope on which the church stands; v. Kirk and Hope; compare Greenup (s. v. Greenhalgh), Trollope, &c.

1754. Married — George Morwick and Sarah Kirkup: St. George, Hanover Square.

1786. — William Davis and Mary Kirkup: ibid.

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

(N. and English English) Dweller at the Church-Hope (-Hollow) [v. under Kirk and Hope]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Kirkthorpe; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Kirkup Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkup occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Kirkup click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkup? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,929th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,218,881 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kirkup live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,348 people, or 1 in 41,334. In England Kirkup is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 17 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent live and Northumberland, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Kirkup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirkup has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kirkup surname expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirkup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirkup last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kirkup earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.24% more than the national average, earning R 475,836 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $53,737 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkups921/
Kerkup832/
Kircup830/
Kirkhoub711/
Kerkouphe671/
Kerkoub623,223/
Chircup621/
Circuip621/
Kerckoub571/
Kerkoubh571/
Kerkob501/

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