Kirksey
surname · Latin script
Meaning: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈkɝksi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Kirksey is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- USUnited States
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. FOREBEARSIAccording to family lore, this name was brought to the southern States by a certain Isaac I. Kirksey in the second half of the 17th century. He is believed to have been bom in about 1660, probably in one of the midland counties of England.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Roy Kirkseyb. 1947USAmerican football player and coach
- Dianne Kirkseyb. 1950USAfrican-American filmmaker, writer, producer, and actress
- William Kirkseyb. 1966USAmerican-football player (1966-)
- Jon Kirkseyb. 1970USplayer of American football
- Shavon Kirkseyb. 1989USAmerican actress
- Christian Kirkseyb. 1992USAmerican football player
- Mike KirkseyUScollege basketball player (1957–1959) Missouri
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 6 sources across 1 country.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 5.7K | #6,068 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 5.5K | #6,026 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 5.2K | #6,050 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Kirksey come from?
- probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. FOREBEARSIAccording to family lore, this name was brought to the southern States by a certain Isaac I. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Kirksey?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈkɝksi/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Kirksey mean?
- Recorded meaning: probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
- In which country does Kirksey have the most bearers?
- Kirksey is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kirksey”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.