Etymology

Kirkup

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Today it means: A surname from Old English. Full definition →

Old English ċiriċe
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromċiriċe“church”
  2. English todayKirkup

Probably a habitational surname from a lost place in England, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + upp (“up, top”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishċiriċe all →

churchKirkwoodKirkhamKirtonCheritonWoodkirk

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.