About the Kirkwod Surname

If your family name is Kirkwod, its origin lies with Kirkwood, a Scottish surname.

Read literally, Kirkwod points to “Church wood”. Kirkwod drops the “o” of Kirkwood, a shortening that clerks often made. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Kirkwod name

Looking for a Kirkwod coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

Get the complete Kirkwod report, with a museum-style coat of arms.