Kirchner

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kirchner.

Proper noun

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Kirchner (plural Kirchners)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirchner is the 3554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10044 individuals. Kirchner is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

German

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Etymology

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Occupational surname for a church worker, such as a priest, church assistant or a church property administrator. From Kirche +‎ -er, from Middle High German kirche, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, from Koine Greek κυριακόν (kuriakón).

Proper noun

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Kirchner m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kirchners or (with an article) Kirchner, feminine genitive Kirchner, plural Kirchners or Kirchner)

  1. a common surname originating as an occupation

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kirchner.

Proper noun

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Kirchner m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German