Last Name KIRBY

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Meaning Local: Of Kirkby. Parishes and hamlets too numerous for particular mention, chiefly in the North of England, and in the counties along the East coast.
Local The name of several small towns in England, whence the surname is derived; so called from 'Kirk,' a church, and 'by,' a village or town.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Austrian

Rank 577 (2000 US census) 534 (1990 US census)
Count 52,473 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.47%, or 45898 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.78%, or 4607 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.4%, or 210 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.66%, or 346 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.4%, or 735 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.29%, or 677 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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