Kirchner

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kirchner.

Proper noun

Kirchner (plural Kirchners)

1. A surname.

Statistics

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

German

Etymology

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

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

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kirchner.

Proper noun

Kirchner m or f by sense

1. a surname from German