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Kirby is a surname of Irish and English origin. The Irish surname is an anglicisation of Ó Ciarmhaic,
[1]
[2] while the English surname is from the
Old Norse "kirkja" + "býr" meaning "church" + "settlement".
[3] Notable people with the surname include:
Abner Kirby (1818–1893), mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Adam Kirby (born 1980s), jockey
Alan Kirby (born 1977), Irish former footballer
Alex Kirby (disambiguation)
Alister Kirby (1886–1917), British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
Andy Kirby (1961–2002), stock car driver and motorcycle racer
Bill Kirby (born 1975), Australian swimmer
Brandon Kirby (born 1991), American Real Estate Professional
Bruce Kirby (disambiguation)
Bruno Kirby (1949–2006), American film and television actor
Cam Kirby (1909–2003), Canadian politician
Cecil Kirby (born 1950), Canadian outlaw biker and criminal.
Charles Kirk Kirby (1826–1910), American architect
Chauncey Kirby , Canadian
ice hockey player
Claire Kirby (born 1987), New Zealand beauty queen
Clay Kirby (1948–1991), Major League Baseball pitcher
Connor Kirby (born 1998), English football player
Dale Kirby (born 1971), Canadian politician
David Kirby (disambiguation)
David Kirby (journalist) , journalist
David Kirby (judge) (born 1943), judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales
David Kirby (poet) (born 1944), American poet
Dean Kirby , American politician
Dorothy Kirby , American professional golfer and sportscaster
Doug Kirby (born 1957), American author
Douglas Kirby (1943–2012), research scientist
Durward Kirby (1912–2000), television personality
Edmund Kirby (1838–1920), English architect
Edward Kirby (1901–1968), American athlete
Edward M. Kirby (1906-1974), American public relations manager and US Army colonel
Eric Kirby (footballer) (1926–2018), English professional footballer
Fran Kirby (born 1993), English footballer
Frank E. Kirby (1849–1929), Detroit designer of steamships in the early 20th century
Frank Howard Kirby (1871–1956), British soldier
Frank Kirby (disambiguation)
Fred Kirby (1910–1996), American country-and-western recording and performance artist and songwriter
Gary Kirby (born 1967), Irish hurling manager and former player
Gene Kirby (?–2011), American Major League Baseball announcer and front office executive
George Kirby (1923–1995), comedian
George Kirby (baseball) (born 1998), Major League Baseball pitcher
Gerald Kirby (disambiguation)
Gustavus Town Kirby (1874–1956), American lawyer
Halder Kirby , Canadian ice hockey player
Harold Kirby (zoologist) (1900–1952), Canadian-American zoologist and protistologist
Harold James Kirby (1895–1956), lawyer, real estate agent, and political figure in Ontario
Henry Kirby (1889–1976), English cricketer
Jack Kirby (1917–1994), comic book artist
Jake Kirby (born 1994), English football midfielder
James Kirby (died 1915), American labor leader
Jane Kirby , Canadian figure skater
Jay Kirby (1920–1964), American actor
Jim Kirby (1884–1971), inventor
John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), American businessman
John Joshua Kirby (1716–1774), British landscape painter, engraver, and writer
John Kirby (artist) (born 1949), British painter
John Kirby (attorney) , US attorney involved in some famous trials and the namesake of the video game character
Kirby .
John Kirby (Canadian politician) (1772–1846), Canadian businessman and politician
John Kirby (disambiguation)
Jon Luke Kirby (born 1998), English rugby league player
Josh Kirby (1928–2001), British illustrator known for his Discworld covers
Joshua Kirby (1716–1774), British artist
Kathy Kirby (1938–2011), British singer
Kayle Kirby (born 1998), professional Australian rules footballer
Ken Kirby , Canadian-born actor and screenwriter
Kenneth Kirby , South African chess master
Kier M. Kirby , singer of Deee-Lite
Lee-Ann Kirby (born 1987), Trinidad and Tobago cricketer
Leyland Kirby , English electronic musician
Louis Kirby (1928–2006), British newspaper editor
Luke Kirby (actor) , Canadian film actor
Luke Kirby (priest) (1540s–1582), Catholic Priest and martyr
Matt Kirby , Qld XR Festival + Australian XR Festival Founder
Micajah W. Kirby (1798–1882), New York politician
Michael J. L. Kirby (born 1941), former Canadian senator and current Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada
Michael Kirby (judge) (born 1939), Justice of the High Court of Australia
Paul Kirby (born 1966), Australian politician
Pauline Kirby (1905–1981), American army nurse
Rene Kirby (born 1955), American male actor
Richard Kirby (arbitrator) (1904–2001), Australian arbitrator
Robert Kirby (musician) (1948–2009), British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music
Robert Kirby (cartoonist) (born 1962), American cartoonist
Robion Kirby (born 1938), American mathematician
Roger Kirby (born 1950), British urologist and surgeon
Rome Kirby , American sailor
Ryan Kirby (born 1974), English soccer player
Sandra Kirby (born 1949), Canadian academic and rower
Simone Kirby , Irish actress
Steve Kirby (cricketer) , English cricketer
Steve T. Kirby (born 1952), Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Stuart Kirby (born 1981), race car driver
Sylvia Kirby (born 1956), American country singer
Vanessa Kirby (born 1989), English actress
Wallace W. Kirby (1881–1962),
Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wayne Kirby (born 1964), American baseball player and coach
Will Kirby (born 1973), Big Brother contestant
William C. Kirby (born 1950), Historian at Harvard University
William F. Kirby (1867–1934), Senator from Arkansas
William Forsell Kirby (1844–1912), later English entomologist
William Kirby (author) , Canadian author of
The Golden Dog , etc.
William Kirby (entomologist) (1759–1850), English entomologist
Fictional characters
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