Kirkland (surname)
Appearance
Kirkland is a surname. It originated from a habitational name with variant spellings Kirtland and Kirtlan, from the English word Kirk meaning church, plus land, and was originally given either as a topographical name to someone resident on land belonging to the church, or as a locational name from any of the several places named Kirkland.
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- Alexander Kirkland
- Anthony Kirkland, American serial killer
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- Boyd Kirkland
- Brian Joseph Kirkland (born 1981), American politician
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- Caroline Kirkland
- Charles Kirkland
- Chris Kirkland, English footballer
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- Dennis Kirkland, British producer and director
- Douglas Kirkland (1934-2022), Canadian-born American photographer
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- Eddie Kirkland (1923–2011), American blues musician
- Edward C. Kirkland (c. 1894 – 1975), American historian
- Edward R. Kirkland (1923–2012), American politician
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- Gelsey Kirkland, American ballet dancer
- Gordon Kirkland (coach) (1904–1953), football, baseball and basketball coach
- Graeme Kirkland
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- James I. Kirkland (born 1954), American geologist and palaeontologist
- James Hampton Kirkland
- Jari Kirkland, American ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker
- Jaxson Kirkland (born 1998), American football player
- Jerusha Bingham Kirkland (1743-1788), American missionary
- Jessica Kirkland, American tennis player
- Jim Kirkland (born 1946), English footballer
- John Thornton Kirkland (1770–1840), president of Harvard University (1810–1828)
- Joseph Kirkland (1830–1894), novelist
- Diamond D, born Joseph Kirkland, music producer
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- Lane Kirkland (1922–1999), president of the AFL-CIO
- Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), American politician
- Leroy Kirkland (1904–1988), American musician
- Levon Kirkland
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- Niatia Jessica Kirkland, singer
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- Richard Kirkland, noted for his bravery during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War
- Ricky Kirkland, (born December 5, 1965)in Dothan, Alabama. Created a large Christmas themed Light Show in Dothan called "Christmas on Oakwood" that has been operating annually for over twelve years.
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- Sally Kirkland, American actor
- Sally Kirkland (editor)
- Samuel Kirkland (1741–1808), Presbyterian missionary to the Oneida and Tuscarora Iroquois
- Sean D. Kirkland, American philosopher
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- Thaddeus Kirkland (born 1955), American politician
- Thomas Kirkland (1721–1798), English physician and medical writer
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- Wilbur Kirkland (born 1947), American basketball player
- Willie Kirkland