How common is the surname Kirkland?

30,283 people in the United States had the surname Kirkland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,195 Americans. It ranked 1,161st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kirkland?

Sally Kirkland, American actress, film producer, and activist (1941–2025), followed by Anjanette Kirkland.

Where is the surname Kirkland most common?

Wikidata records people named Kirkland in the United States.

Is the surname Kirkland getting more or less common?

More common. 28,937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,283 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Kirkland

A surname, carried by 30,283 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kirkland is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

From kirk + land or Kirk + land.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 30,283 people named Kirkland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,195 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,937.

#1,161

rank among US surnames

30,283

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,107)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,152	Moser	30,483	10,128
#1,153	Vogel	30,470	10,133
#1,154	McCabe	30,401	10,156
#1,155	Alonso	30,389	10,160
#1,157	Saucedo	30,374	10,165
#1,158	Starr	30,363	10,168
#1,159	Do	30,301	10,189

Who is named Kirkland

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Kirkland identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kirklands

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sally Kirkland
American actress, film producer, and activist (1941–2025)
Anjanette Kirkland
American hurdler, born 1974
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, born 1954
Mark Kirkland
American animation director, born 1956
Caroline Kirkland
American writer, 1801–1864
James Kirkland
American boxer, born 1984
Lil Mama
American rapper, singer and actress, born 1989
Diamond D
American hip hop producer, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kirkland

Kirkland has the Soundex code K624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K624.

Questions

Where does the surname Kirkland come from?: From kirk + land or Kirk + land.
How common is the surname Kirkland?: 30,283 people in the United States had the surname Kirkland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,195 Americans. It ranked 1,161st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kirkland?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Kirkland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kirkland?: Sally Kirkland, American actress, film producer, and activist (1941–2025), followed by Anjanette Kirkland.
Where is the surname Kirkland most common?: Wikidata records people named Kirkland in the United States.
Is the surname Kirkland getting more or less common?: More common. 28,937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,283 in 2010, up 4.7%.