# Kirkland (surname)

Kirkland is a surname. It originated from a habitational name with variant spellings Kirtland and Kirtlan, from the English word Kirk meaning church, plus land, and was originally given either as a topographical name to someone resident on land belonging to the church, or as a locational name from any of the several places named Kirkland.
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* Alexander Kirkland (1901– c.1986), American actor
* Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. (1917–2004), American judge
* Angus Kirkland (born 1965), British microscopist
* Anthony Kirkland (born 1968), American serial killer
* Arthur Kirkland, several people

## B

* B'Ho Kirkland (1912–2004), American football player
* Boyd Kirkland (1950–2011), American director
* Brian Joseph Kirkland (born 1981), American politician

## C

* Caroline Kirkland (1801–1864), American writer
* Cassandra Kirkland (1984–2017), French professional golfer
* Charles Kirkland (born 1950), American basketball player
* Charles-Aimé Kirkland (1896–1961), Canadian politician
* Chris Kirkland (born 1981), English footballer

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* Dennis Kirkland (1942–2006), British producer and director
* Donald Kirkland (1961–2023), United States Air Force lieutenant general
* Donna Kirkland, Australian politician
* Douglas Kirkland (1934-2022), Canadian-born American photographer

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* Eddie Kirkland (1923–2011), American blues musician
* Edward C. Kirkland (c. 1894 – 1975), American historian
* Edward R. Kirkland (1923–2012), American politician

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* Gelsey Kirkland (born 1952), American ballet dancer
* Geoffrey Kirkland (born 1939), English production designer
* Gordon Kirkland (coach) (1904–1953), football, baseball and basketball coach
* Graeme Kirkland, Canadian politician

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* Isabella Kirkland (born 1954), American artist and biodiversity researcher

## J

* James Kirkland, several people
* Jari Kirkland (born 1976), American ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker
* Jaxson Kirkland (born 1998), American football player
* Jerusha Bingham Kirkland (1743-1788), American missionary
* Jesse Kirkland (born 1988), Bermudian competitive sailor
* Jessica Kirkland (born 1987), American tennis player
* Jim Kirkland (born 1946), English footballer
* John Thornton Kirkland (1770–1840), president of Harvard University (1810–1828)
* Joseph Kirkland (1830–1894), novelist
* Diamond D, born Joseph Kirkland (born 1968), music producer
* Josh Kirkland, American football coach
* Justin Kirkland (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player

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* Katherine Kirkland (1808–1892), Australian colonist, squatter and memoirist
* Keith Kirkland (1900–1971), Australian freestyle swimmer
* Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998), American pianist and keyboardist

## L

* Lane Kirkland (1922–1999), president of the AFL-CIO
* Larry Kirkland (born 1950), American abstract sculptor
* Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), American politician
* Leroy Kirkland (1904–1988), American musician
* Levon Kirkland (born 1969), American football player and coach

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* Marie-Claire Kirkland (1924–2016), Canadian politician
* Mark Kirkland, American animation director
* Mary Kirkland, Canadian set decorator
* Mike Kirkland (disambiguation), several people
* Muriel Kirkland (1903–1971), American actress

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* Niatia Jessica Kirkland, (born 1989), American singer

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* Patricia Kirkland (1925-2000), American actress
* Pee Wee Kirkland (born 1945), American streetball player and drug kingpin

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* Richard Kirkland (1843–1863), Confederate soldier
* Ricky Kirkland, (born 1965), Created a large Christmas themed Light Show
* Robert Kirkland, several people

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* Sally Kirkland (born 1941), American actor and activist
* Sally Kirkland (editor) (1912–1989), American journalist and fashion editor
* Samuel Kirkland (1741–1808), Presbyterian missionary
* Sean D. Kirkland, American philosopher
* Susan Kirkland (born 1956), Canadian epidemiologist

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* Terry Kirkland (born 1948), Canadian politician
* Thaddeus Kirkland (born 1955), American politician
* Thomas Kirkland (1721–1798), English physician and medical writer

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* Vance Kirkland (1904–1981), American painter

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* Wallace Kirkland (1891-1979), American photographer
* Weymouth Kirkland (1877–1965), American lawyer
* Wilbur Kirkland (born 1947), American basketball player
* William Whedbee Kirkland (1833–1915), American Confederate general
* Willie Kirkland (born 1934), American baseball player

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* Zander Kirkland (born 1983), Bermudian competitive sailor