Kirkendall is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ernest Kirkendall (1914–2005), American chemist and metallurgist known for the Kirkendall effect at metal–metal interfaces Ira M. Kirkendall, American politician, first mayor of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Nancy Kirkendall, American government statistician Thomas Kirkendall, American politician, defendant in tax law case Quong Wing v. Kirkendall