Kirkus Surname History

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• England

Etymology of Kirkus

The Anglo-Saxon name Kirkus comes from when the family resided in the area that was near the kirkus, which referred to the kirk-house or the parsonage. This place-name was where the guests of weddings or christenings would go to have refreshments. Kirkus is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree.

Early Origins of the Kirkus family

Early History of the Kirkus family

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Kirkus Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Kirkus has been recorded under many different variations, including Kirkus, Kirkhous, Kirkhouse and others.

Early Notables of the Kirkus family

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Migration of the Kirkus family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Kirkus or a variant listed above: Samuel Churchouse who sailed to Virginia in 1663.