Shirk Family History
Shirk Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Scherk, probably
of eastern German or Slavic origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Shirk
Name Distribution of Shirk Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Shirk families
 13 - 23  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Shirk last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Shirk census records
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Shirk Family Origin
Shirk Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Shirk Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Shirk census records
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Military Service by Shirk
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