Kernaghan Surname
Approximately 2,573 people bear this surname
Kernaghan Surname Definition:
Ó Cearnacháin MIF 265; Map Don
Kernaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 551 | 1:657,820 | 52,659 |
| Canada | 527 | 1:69,916 | 8,014 |
| Australia | 494 | 1:54,647 | 6,703 |
| Northern Ireland | 410 | 1:4,500 | 880 |
| England | 325 | 1:171,440 | 15,745 |
| Scotland | 148 | 1:36,174 | 3,513 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 366 | 1:12,103 | 1,649 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75 | 1:669,582 | 43,760 |
Kernaghan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Cearnacháin MIF 265; Map Don
Ó Cearnacháin MIF 265; Map Don
Contracted from (O'Cernachain, 'Cernahan’s Descendant' (cethernach, a ‘foot-soldier', a 'kern').
Kernaghan Demographics
Average Male Kernaghan Height
176.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearnaghan | 95 | 31 | / |
| Kernahghan | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kkernaghan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Kiernaghan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Keirnaghan | 95 | 0 | / |
| Kernagan | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kernoghan | 89 | 146 | / |
| Karnaghan | 89 | 31 | / |
| Cernaghan | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kernagham | 89 | 5 | / |
| Kerneghan | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kearnagan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kernagahn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kornaghan | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kernagann | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kernegan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Carnaghan | 78 | 105 | / |
| Karnaghon | 78 | 17 | / |
| Cornaghan | 78 | 2 | / |
| Cernoghan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karnoghan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Kerneghon | 78 | 0 | / |
| Carnaughan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Carnagan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Carnoghan | 67 | 0 | / |
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