Tirkey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bandhu Tirkey, Indian politician and a former Member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Bhushan Tirkey, Indian politician and member of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Clement Tirkey, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalpaiguri, India Dasrath Tirkey, politician, member of the All India Trinamool Congress Dilip Tirkey (born 1977), former Indian field hockey player Dipsan Tirkey (born 1998), Indian field hockey player Ignace Tirkey, Indian field Hockey player Manohar Tirkey (born 1953), member of the 15th Lok Sabha Parvati Tirkey (born 1994), Indian poet, educator, researcher Pius Tirkey (1928–2014), Indian politician Prabhudas Sunil Tirkey, Indian Lutheran bishop Prabodh Tirkey (born 1984), Indian hockey midfielder Rohit Joseph Tirkey (born 1989), Indian politician Roselina Tirkey (born 1982), Indian politician Rupa Rani Tirkey (born 1987), international Indian lawn bowler Sarita Tirkey, Indian international lawn bowler Shilpi Neha Tirkey (born 1993), Indian politician from Jharkhand Sunil Chandra Tirkey, Indian Minister of State for Consumer Affairs in West Bengal