Cognomen Kirkness (Kirkness 
) , worldwide, is a rare last name. The cognomen Kirkness is characteristic of Canada, where it is a rare surname, New Zealand, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Kirkness | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
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john kirkness New Zealand local politician, NZ (b. 1886) |
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| john johnstone kirkness South African architect and entrepreneur (1857-1939), ZA (b. 1857) |
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| william kirkness Australian politician (b. 1862) |
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| verna kirkness Cree scholar and indigenous language proponent, CA (b. 1935) |
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| alan comrie kirkness New Zealand Rhodes scholar, and German and French scholar (b. 1941) |
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| sheila kirkness Peerage person ID=397388 |
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| michael w h kirkness researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1560-3472) |
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| e. f. kirkness researcher |
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| ann kirkness researcher |
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| desmond kirkness Peerage person ID=500555 |
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| geoffrey kirkness actor, GB |
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| william douglas of kirkness person associated with the witch trials in Scotland, GB |
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