How common is the last name Kirk?

51,067 people in the United States have the last name Kirk, about 1 in 5,853. It ranks #649 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KIRK

#649

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
51,067
About
1 in 5,853
This common or more
34.8%
Who bears it

Of the 51,067 people with the last name Kirk, 79.6% reported their origin as White, 10.6% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Kirk

#647 Vincent · 51,329#648 Gates · 51,298#650 Richard · 51,000#651 Christian · 50,934

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kirk, most common first.

#42,381 Kirks · 551#88,273 Kirik · 226#113,026 Kirke · 165

Also a first name

As a first name, Kirk ranks #840 of 53,615, with 55,261 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1962, with 2,560 births. See Kirk as a first name

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