Kearns Surname
Approximately 37,438 people bear this surname
Kearns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,478 | 1:17,700 | 2,249 |
| England | 4,541 | 1:12,270 | 1,806 |
| Ireland | 4,146 | 1:1,136 | 227 |
| Australia | 2,339 | 1:11,542 | 1,692 |
| Canada | 2,296 | 1:16,048 | 2,318 |
| South Africa | 1,561 | 1:34,707 | 4,441 |
| New Zealand | 788 | 1:5,747 | 948 |
| Northern Ireland | 531 | 1:3,475 | 694 |
| Scotland | 255 | 1:20,995 | 2,425 |
| Wales | 129 | 1:23,989 | 2,518 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:3,421 | 664 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,779 | 1:1,594 | 303 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 882 | 1:27,636 | 3,755 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,502 | 1:14,340 | 1,832 |
Kearns (80) may also be a first name.
Kearns Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Kearn’s (Son): v. Kearn.
The form Kearon is peculiar to Co. Wicklow
The form Kearon is peculiar to Co. Wicklow
(Irish) Descendant the little black one.
User-submitted Reference
The name Kearns in Ireland is derived from the native Gaelic, O'Ciarain and O'Ceirin septs, taken from a Gaelic word meaning 'dark'. The main septs were located in Counties Mayo and Cork. Variants of this name include Kerin, Kieran, Kerrane and Kearon.
- meanoldnemoKearns Demographics
Average Male Kearns Height
177.83 cm
Average Female Kearns Height
163.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kearns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kearns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kearns is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kearns? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,883rd most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 194,656 people. The last name Kearns is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Kearns are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 80 people.
The last name Kearns is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 20,478 people, or 1 in 17,700. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Kearns exists in 62 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent reside and Ireland, where 11 percent reside.
Kearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kearns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kearns surname increased 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 515 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 149 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 773 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kearns Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kearns surname are 10.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.62% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kearns earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 52.33% more than the national average, earning R 361,992 per year; in United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,994 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning $53,758 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearins | 92 | 544 | / |
| Keearns | 92 | 18 | / |
| Kearens | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kearrns | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiearns | 92 | 0 | / |
| Kerns | 91 | 20,628 | / |
| Karns | 91 | 4,933 | / |
| Kerins | 83 | 3,315 | / |
| Keirns | 83 | 683 | / |
| Cearns | 83 | 392 | / |
| Kerens | 83 | 345 | / |
| Karins | 83 | 318 | / |
| Karens | 83 | 208 | / |
| Kairns | 83 | 82 | / |
| Kierns | 83 | 46 | / |
| Keerns | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kharns | 83 | 12 | / |
| Kerrns | 83 | 3 | / |
| Koerns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Keyrns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kerhns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kaarns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Karnss | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kearnz | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kaerns | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kerrins | 77 | 430 | / |
| Kerrens | 77 | 106 | / |
| Keirens | 77 | 96 | / |
| Kehrens | 77 | 58 | / |
| Keerins | 77 | 43 | / |
| Quearns | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kargins | 77 | 13 | / |
| Koerens | 77 | 6 | / |
| Keerens | 77 | 2 | / |
| Karense | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kerensh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaurins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keirins | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kariens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cearins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kierens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Karrins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keiorns | 77 | 0 | / |
| Karnsch | 77 | 0 | / |
| Karzens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kierins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Carns | 73 | 2,111 | / |
| Kernz | 73 | 238 | / |
| Karnz | 73 | 20 | / |
| Cerns | 73 | 12 | / |
| Kirns | 73 | 5 | / |
| Kyrns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Koehrins | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kajurins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahtrins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kearence | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kerriens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cairns | 67 | 38,917 | / |
| Carins | 67 | 358 | / |
| Querns | 67 | 242 | / |
| Cerins | 67 | 184 | / |
| Carens | 67 | 176 | / |
| Karnje | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cherns | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kerinç | 67 | 46 | / |
| Karinz | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kirens | 67 | 29 | / |
| Karenz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kirins | 67 | 16 | / |
| Carrns | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kerenz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cerens | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kirnse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ceirns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caerns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caryns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carnås | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirrns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carnss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kerems | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carnns | 67 | 0 | / |
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