Surname Kirkman (Kirkman 
, Кіркман 
, קירקמן 
) , all around the world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Kirkman is habitual in Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Kirkman | United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, United States, Canada |
| Кіркман | Ukraine |
| קירקמן | Israel |
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francis kirkman British publisher (b. 1632) |
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| jacob kirkman Alsatian harpsichord maker (b. 1710) |
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kirkman finlay British politician, GB (b. 1773) |
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| abraham kirkman Alsatian harpsichord maker (b. 1737) |
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| john kirkman British politician (b. 1741) |
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thomas penyngton kirkman British church minister and mathematician (1806–1895), GB (b. 1806) |
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| kirkman daniel hodgson British politician (b. 1814) |
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sidney kirkman British Army general (1895-1982), GB (b. 1895) |
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| frederick bernulf kirkman British ornithologist (b. 1869) |
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| kirkman g. finlay American bishop (1877-1938), US (b. 1877) |
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| alfred william kirkman (1881-1919) (b. 1881) |
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| robert kirby kirkman English flying ace, GB (b. 1891) |
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| red kirkman American football player (1905-1973), US (b. 1905) |
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| james kirkman Kirkman, James Spedding (1906–1989), archaeologist (b. 1906) |
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| john mather kirkman GB (b. 1898) |
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