Kirkland (surname)

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 (1901– c. 1986), American actor
 * Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. (1917–2004), American judge
 * Angus Kirkland (born 1965), British microscopist
 * Anthony Kirkland (born 1968), American serial killer
 * Arthur Kirkland, several people

B

 * B'Ho Kirkland (1912–2004), American football player
 * Boyd Kirkland (1950–2011), American director
 * Brian Joseph Kirkland (born 1981), American politician

C

 * Caroline Kirkland (1801–1864), American writer
 * Cassandra Kirkland (1984–2017), French professional golfer
 * Charles Kirkland (born 1950), American basketball player
 * Charles-Aimé Kirkland (1896–1961), Canadian politician
 * Chris Kirkland (born 1981), English footballer

D

 * Dennis Kirkland (1942–2006), British producer and director
 * Donald Kirkland (1961–2023), United States Air Force lieutenant general
 * 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 (born 1952), American ballet dancer
 * Geoffrey Kirkland (born 1939), English production designer
 * Gordon Kirkland (coach) (1904–1953), football, baseball and basketball coach
 * Graeme Kirkland, Canadian politician

I

 * Isabella Kirkland (born 1954), American artist and biodiversity researcher

J

 * James Kirkland, several people
 * Jari Kirkland (born 1976), American ski mountaineer and marathon mountain biker
 * Jaxson Kirkland (born 1998), American football player
 * Jerusha Bingham Kirkland (1743-1788), American missionary
 * Jesse Kirkland (born 1988), Bermudian competitive sailor
 * Jessica Kirkland (born 1987), 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 (born 1968), music producer
 * Josh Kirkland, American football coach
 * Justin Kirkland (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player

K

 * Katherine Kirkland (1808–1892), Australian colonist, squatter and memoirist
 * Keith Kirkland (1900–1971), Australian freestyle swimmer
 * Kenny Kirkland (1955–1998), American pianist and keyboardist

L

 * Lane Kirkland (1922–1999), president of the AFL-CIO
 * Larry Kirkland (born 1950), American abstract sculptor
 * Leigh G. Kirkland (1873–1942), American politician
 * Leroy Kirkland (1904–1988), American musician
 * Levon Kirkland (born 1969), American football player and coach

M

 * Marie-Claire Kirkland (1924–2016), Canadian politician
 * Mark Kirkland, American animation director
 * Mary Kirkland, Canadian set decorator
 * Mike Kirkland (disambiguation), several people
 * Muriel Kirkland (1903–1971), American actress

N

 * Niatia Jessica Kirkland, (born 1989), American singer

P

 * Patricia Kirkland (1925-2000), American actress
 * Pee Wee Kirkland (born 1945), American streetball player and drug kingpin

R

 * Richard Kirkland (1843–1863), Confederate soldier
 * Ricky Kirkland, (born 1965), Created a large Christmas themed Light Show
 * Robert Kirkland, several people

S

 * Sally Kirkland (born 1941), American actor and activist
 * Sally Kirkland (editor) (1912–1989), American journalist and fashion editor
 * Samuel Kirkland (1741–1808), Presbyterian missionary
 * Sean D. Kirkland, American philosopher
 * Susan Kirkland (born 1956), Canadian epidemiologist

T

 * Terry Kirkland (born 1948), Canadian politician
 * Thaddeus Kirkland (born 1955), American politician
 * Thomas Kirkland (1721–1798), English physician and medical writer

V

 * Vance Kirkland (1904–1981), American painter

W

 * Weymouth Kirkland (1877–1965), American lawyer
 * Wilbur Kirkland (born 1947), American basketball player
 * William Whedbee Kirkland (1833–1915), American Confederate general
 * Willie Kirkland (born 1934), American baseball player

Z

 * Zander Kirkland (born 1983), Bermudian competitive sailor

Fictional Character

 * Arthur Kirkland, main character in the 1979 American legal drama film, ...And Justice for All
 * Kirk Van Houten, reoccurring fictional character from the American animated sitcom, The Simpsons