About Kirking
The surname Kirking is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Kirketun," meaning "church town." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer lived near or was associated with a church or a church town. The name may have been given to someone who worked at or owned land near a church, or it could have been a topographic name for someone who lived in a village centered around a church.
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The surname Kirking is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kirking based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Kirking is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kirking in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kirking using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.