# Kirkland (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kirkland/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 30,283 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,161 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 10,195 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (28,937 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From kirk + land or Kirk + land.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kirkland in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kirkland in the United States.

## People named Kirkland

- Sally Kirkland, American actress, film producer, and activist (1941–2025)
- Anjanette Kirkland, American hurdler
- Hardee Kirkland, American film actor and director (1868-1929)
- Kenny Kirkland, American musician (1955–1998)
- David Kirkland, American actor and filmmaker (1878-1964)
- Lane Kirkland, American labor leader (1922-1999)
- James I. Kirkland, American paleontologist
- Mark Kirkland, American animation director
- Caroline Kirkland, American writer
- James Kirkland, American boxer
- Lil Mama, American rapper, singer and actress
- Diamond D, American hip hop producer

## Similar surnames

Kirkley, Kirklin, Kriegel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.