The kirton Surname
kirton Name Meaning and History
Northern English: habitational name from any of various places, for
example in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Staffordshire, named
with Old English cirice or Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ +
Old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Thomas Kirton,b. 1812 | Carol Bacon | 14 |
| Looking for Kirtons!!! | Andrea Kirton | 8 |
| Margaret Kirton b. 1763 Greystead, Northumberland, England |
 bobgeo
| 1 |
| William Thomas Kirton | Melda Kirton Morris | 23 |
| Mary Jane Kirton Family | Tonya Bradshaw | 4 |
| family history |
andrewamberleigh
| 2 |
| Kirton/Carwardine connection | Mark Craid | 4 |
| Brenda Josephine Kirton |
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| 0 |
| Peter and Elspet (Elsie) Lyon KIRTON |
dioljo
| 5 |
| KEARTON of Muker, Yorkshire, Blackburn, Lancashire & Ontario |
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| 2 |
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