Kirkwood
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Kerwood
Etymology
From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + wudu (“wood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɝkwʊd/
Proper noun
Kirkwood (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkwoods)
- A common placename:
- A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7163).
- A number of places in the United States:
- A census-designated place in Alpine County and Amador County, California. Former name: Kirk.
- An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
- An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
- A village in Warren County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
- A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Camden County, New Jersey.
- A town in Broome County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
- An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirkwood is the 4320th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8227 individuals. Kirkwood is most common among White (66.52%) and Black/African American (28.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirkwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310.
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