Kirby (surname)

Kirby is a surname of Scandinavian then Irish and English origin. Names ending in 'by' are Nordic like the place names in Sweden such as Visby, Hellingsby etc. The Irish surname is an anglicisation of Ó Ciarmhaic, is Kerwick,[1][2] while the English surname is from the Old Norse "kirkja" + "býr" meaning "church" + "settlement".[3] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. ^ "Ó Ciarmhaic - Irish Names and Surnames".
  2. ^ "KIRBY Surname Maps of Ireland".
  3. ^ "Kirby Name Meaning & Kirby Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
  • The dictionary definition of Kirby at Wiktionary