Kirkaldy is a common misspelling of the Scottish town Kirkcaldy. It is also a surname of Scottish origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Andrew Kirkaldy (golfer) (1860–1934), Scottish golfer
- Andrew Kirkaldy (racing driver) (born 1976), Scottish racing driver
- David Kirkaldy (1820–1897), Scottish engineer
- George Willis Kirkaldy (1873–1910), English entomologist
- Hugh Kirkaldy (1868–1897), Scottish golfer
- Irene Morgan Kirkaldy (1917–2007), also known as Irene Morgan, African-American civil rights activist
- Sir James Kirkcaldy of Grange (died 1556), treasurer of Scotland (also spelled Kirkcaldy)
- Jane Kirkaldy (1869–1932), contributed greatly to the education of the generation of English women scientists
- Roy Kirkaldy (c.1910 – 1973), Australian rugby league player
- Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange (c.1520 – 1573), Scottish politician and soldier (also spelled Kirkcaldy)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sims, Clifford Stanley (1862). The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames. With a Vocabulary of Christian Names. Albany, New York: J. Munsell. p. 64. OCLC 1060940902 – via Internet Archive.
This page lists people with the surname Kirkaldy.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.