Newkirk Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Newkirk is a Scottish surname. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “dweller near the recently built church”.

Where the name comes from

It is a topographic name, describing where an early bearer lived.

Surname statistics

About 10,620 people in the United States were recorded as Newkirk in 2010, placing it 3,363 on the national list.

Newkirk coat of arms

There is no single Newkirk family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Newkirk line, if any, bore arms.

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