Find out how popular the last name Kirkendoll is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kirkendoll.

Kirkendoll, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kirkendoll surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kirkendoll in America

Kirkendoll is the 18184th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kirkendoll surname appeared 1,530 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kirkendoll.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kirkendoll to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kirkendoll

The surname Kirkendoll has its origins in Scotland, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Scots Gaelic words "cill" meaning "church" and "dail" meaning "field" or "meadow." Thus, the name likely referred to someone who lived near a church field or meadow.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Scottish Parish Records of Aberdeenshire from the late 1500s, where it appeared as "Kirkendaill." This spelling variation suggests that the name may have been initially pronounced differently from its modern form.

In the 17th century, the Kirkendoll family seemed to have spread to other parts of Scotland, with records showing individuals bearing the name in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. During this time, the name was also sometimes spelled as "Kirkendale" or "Kirkendaill."

A notable early bearer of the name was John Kirkendoll, born in Aberdeen in 1632. He was a merchant and landowner who played a role in the local affairs of the city during the latter half of the 17th century.

As the centuries passed, some members of the Kirkendoll family migrated to other parts of the British Isles and eventually to North America. One such individual was William Kirkendoll, born in Edinburgh in 1765, who settled in Nova Scotia, Canada, in the late 18th century.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 1790 Census of Virginia, where a Joseph Kirkendoll was listed as a resident of Loudoun County.

Another prominent figure with the surname was Robert Kirkendoll, an American soldier who fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). He was born in Kentucky in 1820 and later settled in Missouri after his military service.

Other notable individuals with the Kirkendoll surname include Mary Kirkendoll (1840-1912), an educator and activist for women's rights in Ohio, and James Kirkendoll (1867-1942), a businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1919 to 1923.

While the Kirkendoll name has its roots in Scotland, it has since spread across the globe, with bearers of the surname found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kirkendoll

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kirkendoll.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kirkendoll was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kirkendoll has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kirkendoll was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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