Kirkus Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kirkus Surname Definition:

(N.Eng. and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Church-House [v. under Kirk, and + Old English Old Norse hús, a house]

Kirkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
England131:4,286,005132,302
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Kirkuş (33) are calculated separately.

Kirkus Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(N.Eng. and Scandinavian) Dweller at the Church-House [v. under Kirk, and + Old English Old Norse hús, a house]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kirkus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kirkus (Russian: Киркус) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kirkuş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Kirkus is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Kirkus live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kirkus is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States Kirkus is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 25 percent are found, North Carolina, where 14 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Kirkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kirkus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 3,325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirkus last name are 41.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kirkus earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.31% less than the national average, earning $41,291 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $46,862 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkuş9433/
Kirkhus92369/
Kierkus9234/
Kirkush9214/
Kirkhuss862/
Kierkusz861/
Kirkhaus860/
Kirkos831,671/
Kurkus83492/
Kircus83159/
Cirkus8342/
Krekus8321/
Kyrkus835/
Kerkus834/
Kirkhouse80150/
Kirkusova801/
Kerkush7786/
Kyrkush7762/
Kierkuś7743/
Kerkusz7728/
Kerkous772/
Kurkusz771/
Kirkouz771/
Chirkus771/
Kurkush771/
Kurkhus771/
Kierkosz7133/
Kerkouss719/
Kurkhaus717/
Krekauss713/
Gkierkos711/
Kircos67175/
Circus6766/
Kerkos6724/
Krekuš6723/
Khairkosh6711/
Kirkoz6710/
Kurkuś675/
Qirkos675/
Kerkuz674/
Kurkuz673/
Kerkousse671/
Curkus671/

Kirkus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirkus in the Russian language
Киркусkirkus-

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