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Kirby


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Origin Of The Surname Kirby

Meaning Of The Surname Kirby

Farm by a church

Interesting Facts About Kirby

This surname, which can be spelt as Cirby, Kirby and Kerbey, was originally given as a locational name for people who came from places named Kirby and Kirkby, for example, Kirby le Soken in the county of Essex. The name is made up of Middle English word ‘kirk’ which means a church and the old Norse word ‘byr’ which means ‘a farm’.

Kirby Statistics

Kirby is the number 494 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 19,556 share the surname Kirby in the UK.

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