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Where Does The Last Name Kernighan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kernighan is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernighan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 1,701,480^th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Kernighan is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kernighan live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 646,414. In Canada it is most numerous in: New Brunswick, where 53 percent live, Ontario, where 32 percent live and British Columbia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Canada it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Kernighan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kernighan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Kernighan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.85% more than the national average, earning $59,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning $45,457 CAD per year.