Kirton Family History
Kirton Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Kirton (Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire Suffolk) or Kirton in Lindsey (Lincolnshire). The placenames derive from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ (probably replacing Old English cirice ‘church’) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022