Kernick Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kernick Surname Definition:

From Kernick in St. Stephen's, or Kernick in Helland; from carnck, rocky; or carn-ick, the rocky place.

Kernick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2781:200,42517,512
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada931:396,18935,081
South Africa611:888,15957,770
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Wales281:56,0152,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

Kernick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Kernick in St. Stephen's, or Kernick in Helland; from carnck, rocky; or carn-ick, the rocky place.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kernick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kernick is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kernick.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernick? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 382,372nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Kernick live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kernick is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 278 people, or 1 in 200,425. In England Kernick is mostly found in: Devon, where 13 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 9 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Kernick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kernick has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kernick last name rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kernick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kernick are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kernick earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.45% more than the national average, earning R 271,968 per year; in United States they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $45,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $53,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kernicke9315/
Kernickx931/
Kerrnick931/
Koernick930/
Kiernick930/
Kernik9298/
Kernic9233/
Kernnicke880/
Karnick86493/
Kornick86443/
Keernik8678/
Krenick8658/
Kiernik8616/
Kerneck867/
Kernisk861/
Kornieck8047/
Körnicke8038/
Kerniske8010/
Kernecke803/
Kerennik801/
Karnik779,162/
Cernik77830/
Krenik77622/
Kornik77279/
Kernec77158/
Kernek77111/
Kernig77100/
Kirnic7751/
Kirnik7730/
Krenic773/
Kyrnik771/
Kernyk771/
Kernikova755/
Cornick712,562/
Curnick71332/
Koernig71257/
Korneck71191/
Carnick71125/
Cerneck7148/
Kreneck7128/
Chernic7126/
Kornikh7117/
Karniek7115/
Khrenik714/
Korniec713/
Karnnik713/
Kharnik712/
Karnaik712/
Korniek712/
Kornaik711/
Cernnic711/
Khornik711/
Cernaik711/
Khernek711/
Kiernig711/
Cernikh711/
Korneik711/
Karnikk711/
Kearnig710/
Keirnig710/
Chernikh6761/
Chernaik6757/
Kernec'h6738/
Korennik6721/
Karennik673/
Khernykh671/
Corneick670/
Corrnick670/
Cornnick670/

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