Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
KIRKE
There are approximately 195 people named Kirke in the UK. That makes it the 14,874th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Kirke.
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KirkThe Kirke surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
KIRK. KIRKE. The northern pronunciation of Church. Many jarishes in the northern counties liave this prefix, as Kirk-Heaton, Kirk-Newton, Kirk-Malew, Kirk-Linton, Kirk-Oswald, Kirk-Sandal, &c. There are probably several distinct families of this name.