Kernaghan Surname

168,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kernaghan Surname Definition:

Ó Cearnacháin MIF 265; Map Don

Kernaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5511:657,82052,659
Canada5271:69,9168,014
Australia4941:54,6476,703
Northern Ireland4101:4,500880
England3251:171,44015,745
Scotland1481:36,1743,513
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Ireland291:162,3777,171
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Guam81:20,0153,029
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3661:12,1031,649
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland221:170,1466,794
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Kernaghan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Cearnacháin MIF 265; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cearnacháin MIF 265; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Contracted from (O'Cernachain, 'Cernahan’s Descendant' (cethernach, a ‘foot-soldier', a 'kern').

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kernaghan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kernaghan is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kernaghan is the 168,030th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,832,315 people. The surname Kernaghan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Kernaghan live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 657,820. In The United States Kernaghan is primarily found in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Kernaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kernaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kernaghan last name grew 735 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,548 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 673 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kernaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kernaghan last name is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kernaghan surname are 12.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kernaghan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $51,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.97% more than the national average, earning $55,628 CAD per year.

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