How common is the last name Kirby?

51,620 people in the United States have the last name Kirby, about 1 in 5,790. It ranks #641 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KIRBY

#641

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
51,620
About
1 in 5,790
This common or more
34.7%
Who bears it

Of the 51,620 people with the last name Kirby, 83% reported their origin as White, 8.9% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Kirby

#639 Randall · 51,764#640 Galvan · 51,675#642 Atkinson · 51,453#643 Bridges · 51,385

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kirby, most common first.

#98,131 Kirbo · 198

Also a first name

As a first name, Kirby ranks #2,048 of 53,615, with 13,276 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1984, with 509 births. See Kirby as a first name

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