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)

1. A common placename:
   1. A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7163).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Alpine County and Amador County, California. Former name: Kirk.
      2. An unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
      3. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
      4. A village in Warren County, Illinois.
      5. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
      6. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
      7. An unincorporated community in Camden County, New Jersey.
      8. A town in Broome County, New York.
      9. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Ohio.
      10. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
      11. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Kirkwood Gap

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirkwood is the 4320^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310.

Anagrams

• Woodkirk