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– <abbr>c.</abbr>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
• Donna Kirkland, Australian politician
• 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

• Rhonda Kirkland, Canadian politician
• Richard Kirkland (1843–1863), Confederate soldier
• Ricky Kirkland, (born 1965), Created a large Christmas themed Light Show
• Robert Kirkland, several people
• Roy Kirkland American Filmmaker actor writer producer in Georgia USA

S

• Sally Kirkland (1941–2025), American actress and producer
• 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

• Wallace Kirkland (1891–1979), American photographer
• 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