Kirkland (surname)

For other uses, see Kirkland.

Kirkland

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.

A

• Alexander Kirkland
• Anthony Kirkland, American serial killer

B

• Boyd Kirkland
• Brian Joseph Kirkland (born 1981), American politician

C

• Caroline Kirkland
• Charles Kirkland
• Chris Kirkland, English footballer

D

• Dennis Kirkland, British producer and director
• Douglas Kirkland (1934-2022), Canadian-born American photographer

E

• Eddie Kirkland (1923–2011), American blues musician
• Edward C. Kirkland (c. 1894 – 1975), American historian
• Edward R. Kirkland (1923–2012), American politician

G

• Gelsey Kirkland, American ballet dancer
• Gordon Kirkland (coach) (1904–1953), football, baseball and basketball coach
• Graeme Kirkland

J

• 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

K

• Kenny Kirkland

L

• Lane Kirkland (1922–1999), president of the AFL-CIO
• Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), American politician
• Leroy Kirkland (1904–1988), American musician
• Levon Kirkland

M

• Marie-Claire Kirkland
• Mark Kirkland
• Muriel Kirkland

N

• Niatia Jessica Kirkland, singer

P

• Pee Wee Kirkland

R

• 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.

S

• Sally Kirkland, American actor
• Sally Kirkland (editor)
• Samuel Kirkland (1741–1808), Presbyterian missionary to the Oneida and Tuscarora Iroquois
• Sean D. Kirkland, American philosopher

T

• Thaddeus Kirkland (born 1955), American politician
• Thomas Kirkland (1721–1798), English physician and medical writer

V

• Vance Kirkland

W

• Wilbur Kirkland (born 1947), American basketball player
• Willie Kirkland