as a Last Name
- 10,709
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Kirchner
Meaning & Origins
German: from Middle High German kirchenaere ‘sexton’, hence an occupational name for a priest, an assistant at a church, or the administrator of church property and possessions.
| 3,366th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Kircher, Kirchoff, Kirchhoff, Kirch, Kirchgessner, Kirchman, Kerchner, Kirchen, Kirchmeier, Kirchhofer
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,709
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Minnesota
- has the most people named Kirchner per capita
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