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thomas rawson birks
British priest and academic, GB
(b. 1810)
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henry birks
Canadian businessman, CA
(b. 1840)
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george vause birks
colonial Australian surgeon, AU
(b. 1815)
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charles napier birks
(1844-1924)
(b. 1844)
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frederick birks
recipient of the Victoria Cross, GB
(b. 1894)
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len birks
Footballer (1896-1975), GB
(b. 1896)
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edward bickersteth birks
English clergyman, GB
(b. 1849)
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rosetta jane birks
Australian suffragist, AU
(b. 1856)
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lawrence birks
electrical engineer, NZ
(b. 1874)
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stanley graham brade-birks
British myriapodologist (1887-1982), GB
(b. 1887)
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gerald birks
Canadian flying ace (1894-1991), CA
(b. 1894)
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john birks
English botanist and paleontologist
(b. 1945)
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horace birks
British Army World War II general (1897-1985), GB
(b. 1897)
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cliff birks
Footballer (1910-1998), GB
(b. 1910)
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douglas birks
English cricketer (1919-2004), GB
(b. 1919)
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) , in the entire world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Birks is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Australia.