# Kirk (surname)

Kirk is a surname of Scottish and Northern English origin.

## Notable people
### A–F

* Aidan Kirk (born 1986), New Zealand rugby player
* Alan Goodrich Kirk (1888–1963), American admiral
* Alejandro Kirk (born 1998), Mexican baseball player
* Alexander Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Alexandra Kirk (born 1944), pseudonymous author
* Alexis Kirk (1936–2010), jeweler
* Andrew Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Anne Kirk (born 1951), Scottish darts player
* Belinda Kirk, British explorer and entrepreneur
* Bernard Kirk (c. 1900–1922), American football player
* Bobby Kirk (ice hockey) (1909–1970), Irish ice hockey player
* Brett Kirk (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
* Brian Kirk (born 1968), Irish television presenter
* C. Frank Kirk (1840–1916), American politician from Maryland
* Cecil Kirk (died 1944), American politician from Maryland
* Charlie Kirk, (born 1993), American conservative political activist
* Charlie Kirk (born 1997), English footballer
* Claude R. Kirk, Jr. (1926–2011), Governor of Florida
* Chris Kirk (born 1985), professional golfer
* Christian Kirk (born 1996), American football player
* Dana Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* David Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Deanna Kirk, American singer/songwriter
* Donald James Kirk, American accountant
* Edward Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Elizabeth Mooney Kirk (1914–2004), American literacy advocate
* Evan Kirk (born 1987), Lacrosse player
* Francis Kirk (c. 1807–1869), early settler of the Swan River Colony in Western Australia

### G–N

* Geoffrey Kirk (1921–2003), British classical scholar
* Gerald Kirk (1883–1915), English footballer
* Grayson L. Kirk (1903–1997), president of Columbia University
* Greg Kirk (1963–2019), American politician
* Hans Kirk (1898–1962), Danish 20th-century author
* Herbert Kirk (1912–2006), Northern Irish politician
* James Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jennifer Kirk (born 1984), American figure skater
* Jenny Kirk (politician), New Zealand politician
* Jesse Allen Kirk (1822–1903), American politician from Maryland
* Joe Kirk (1903–1975), American actor
* Joey Kirk (born 1966), American soccer player
* John Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jonathan Kirk (born 1991), American rapper known professionally as DaBaby
* Justin Kirk (born 1969), American actor
* Karl Kirk (1890–1955), Danish Olympic gymnast
* Kelvin Kirk (1953–2003), American football player
* Kenneth Kirk (1886–1954), bishop of Oxford
* Kent Kirk (born 1948), Danish businessman and politician
* Kris Kirk (1950–1993), English gay activist
* Kristi Kirk, American academic administrator
* Kristian Kirk (born 1986), Danish footballer
* Laura Kirk (born 1966), American actress
* Lawrence Kirk (1886–1969), Canadian agronomist
* Leonard Kirk, American comic book artist
* Linda Kirk (born 1967), Australian Senator
* Lisa Kirk (1925–1990), American actress
* Lynne Golding-Kirk (1920–2008), Australian ballerina
* Malcolm Kirk (1936–1987), English wrestler
* Maria Louise Kirk (1860–1938), American painter and illustrator
* Mark-Lee Kirk (1895–1969), American art director
* Marshall Kirk (1957–2005), genealogist and gay activist
* Matt Kirk (born 1981), Canadian football player
* Milo Kirk, president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
* Norman Kirk (1923–1974), Prime Minister of New Zealand (1972–1974)

### O–Z

* Oliver Kirk (1884–1960), American boxer
* Paul Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Peter Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Phil Kirk, American politician from North Carolina
* Phyllis Kirk (1927–2006), American actress
* Quavas Kirk (born 1988), American soccer player
* Rahsaan Roland Kirk (1935–1977), jazz musician
* Randal J. Kirk (born 1954), American businessman
* Randy Kirk (born 1964), American football player
* Raygan Kirk (born 2001), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ricardo Kirk (1874–1915), Brazilian aviation pioneer
* Richard H. Kirk (1956–2021), English musician
* Robert Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Robie Kirk (1920–2015), songwriter
* Roger Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Ron Kirk (born 1954), United States Trade Representative and former Mayor of Dallas
* Russell Kirk (1918–1994), political writer
* Ruth M. Kirk (1930–2011), American politician from Maryland
* Sam Kirk (born 1981), American artist
* Séamus Kirk (born 1945), Irish politician
* Sherridan Kirk (born 1981), Trinidad and Tobago athlete
* Tammy Jo Kirk (born 1962), American racecar and motorcycle racer
* Tara Kirk (born 1982), American olympic swimmer
* Tim Kirk (born 1947), American artist
* Tommy Kirk (1941-2021), American actor
* Thomas Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people
* Vivien Kirk, New Zealand mathematician
* William Kirk (disambiguation), multiple people.

## Fictional characters

* Ben Kirk, character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
* Drew Kirk, character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
* Emily Kirk, character in the British soap opera Emmerdale
* George Samuel Kirk, character in Star Trek (brother of Captain James T. Kirk)
* Captain James T. Kirk, starship captain and inaugural lead character in Star Trek
* Jason Kirk, character in the British soap opera Emmerdale
* Paddy Kirk, character in the British soap opera Emmerdale
* Ross Kirk, character in the British soap opera Emmerdale
* Sergeant Kirk, comic book character
* Timmy Kirk, character in the HBO drama series Oz

## Distribution

As a surname, Kirk is the 279th most common surname in Great Britain, with 31,170 bearers. It is most common in North Yorkshire, where it is the 191st most common surname, with 1,780 bearers. Other concentrations include Ceredigion, (22nd,1,680), Falkirk, (43rd,1,724), Stockton-on-Tees, (55th,1,680), City of Edinburgh, (95th,1,680), Aberdeenshire, (111th,1,668), Northumberland, (124th,1,658), Glasgow City, (274th,1,650), Lincolnshire, (285th, 1,768), Nottinghamshire, (321st, 1,694), South Yorkshire, (341st,1,674), West Yorkshire, (394th,1,696), Hampshire, (480th,1,756), and Greater London, (894th,1,778).