Last Name KIRKE

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the kirk, from residence besides the church. A curious intermediate form between Kirk nad Church is found in the Hundred Rolls: "John de la Chirke, county Lincoln, 1273."
Origin English, Jewish

Rank 88,825 (2000 US census)
Count 194 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 89.69%, or 174 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.61%, or 7 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 4.12%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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