Kercher Surname

142,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kercher Surname Definition:

Gaelic, carcar; Welsh, carchar, a prison; Anglo—Saxon, cark, a prison; carker, a jailor.

Kercher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7921:202,26519,877
Brazil4341:493,25918,612
Germany2731:294,89230,449
Australia2451:110,18712,273
England1611:346,07525,095
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

Kercher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Gaelic, carcar; Welsh, carchar, a prison; Anglo—Saxon, cark, a prison; carker, a jailor.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kercher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kercher (Russian: Керчер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 142,598th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,335,752 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Kercher are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,792 people, or 1 in 202,265. In The United States Kercher is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Colorado, where 8 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Kercher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kercher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kercher surname expanded 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 268 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kercher Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kercher surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kercher last name are 11.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Kercher earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.29% more than the national average, earning $46,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning $45,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kercher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kercher in the Russian language
Керчерkercer-

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