Kearnon Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kearnon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kearnon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kearnon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kearnon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kearnon occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kearnon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kearnon is the 5,391,485th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kearnon live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England Kearnon is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 50 percent live, Greater London, where 38 percent live and Surrey, where 13 percent live. Outside of England Kearnon exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Kearnon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kearnon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kearnon surname expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kearnon
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