Family name Kirk (Kirk 
, 柯克 
, カーク 
, and others...) , around the globe, is a common surname. The cognomen Kirk is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Guernsey, where it is a common surname, Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, and Denmark (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Likewise, Kirk is the forename as well as the last name.
| robert kirk Scottish folklorist, Bible translator, Gaelic scholar (1644-1692), GB (b. 1644) |
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| john kirk British medallist (b. 1724) |
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ole kirk (b. 1788) |
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edward norris kirk American Christian missionary, pastor, teacher, evangelist and writer, US (b. 1802) |
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| john kirk English Roman Catholic priest and antiquarian (b. 1760) |
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| thomas kirk British artist (1765-1797), GB (b. 1765) |
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joseph robinson kirk Irish artist, IE (b. 1821) |
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thomas kirk New Zealand botanist and botanical collector, GB (b. 1828) |
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sarah jane kirk New Zealand temperance leader, suffragist and human rights activist, NZ (b. 1829) |
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alexander c. kirk British engineer, GB (b. 1830) |
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| daniel kirk (b. 1771) |
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eleanor kirk American writer, publisher (1831-1908), US (b. 1831) |
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| thomas kirk Irish sculptor, IE (b. 1781) |
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john kirk Scottish physician, naturalist, companion to David Livingstone and administrator in Zanzibar (1832-1922), GB (b. 1832) |
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john angus kirk Canadian politician (1837-1910), CA (b. 1837) |
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