Kerns Surname

26,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,628 people bear this surname

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

Kerns Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant the little black one.

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Kerns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,1971:17,9462,274
England1011:551,66433,983
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia501:539,91440,287
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France51:13,284,544357,392
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3331:11,5901,509

Kerns (137) may also be a first name.

Kerns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant the little black one.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German, Irish) Descendant of Kern, a pet form of Gernwin (desire’ friend); one who came from Kern (kernel), in Germany; grandson of Ceirin (little, black one).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Of Irish and possibly Scottish origin. A kern was a lightly-armed footsoldier.

- carol909

Kerns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerns (Arabic: كرنس, Russian: Кернс) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerns? popularity and diffusion

Kerns is the 26,086th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 353,284 people. Kerns is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kerns reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kerns is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 137 people.

The last name Kerns is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 20,197 people, or 1 in 17,946. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and West Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kerns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerns surname grew 466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kerns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kerns last name is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kerns surname are 19.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kerns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.2% less than the national average, earning R 99,336 per year; in United States they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $42,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $47,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearns9137,438/
Kerins913,315/
Keirns91683/
Kerens91345/
Kierns9146/
Keerns9142/
Kerrns913/
Kaerns910/
Keyrns910/
Koerns910/
Kerhns910/
Kearins83544/
Kerrins83430/
Kerrens83106/
Keirens8396/
Kehrens8358/
Keerins8343/
Koerens836/
Kearens832/
Keerens832/
Keirins831/
Kearrns831/
Kerensh831/
Kierens830/
Kierins830/
Karns804,933/
Korns80540/
Kernz80238/
Cerns8012/
Kirns805/
Kyrns801/
Koehrins775/
Kerriens770/
Cearns73392/
Karins73318/
Querns73242/
Karens73208/
Cerins73184/
Korins7388/
Kairns7382/
Korens7370/
Cherns7349/
Kerinç7346/
Kirens7329/
Kirins7316/
Kharns7312/
Kerenz738/
Cerens733/
Kirnse732/
Ceirns731/
Caerns731/
Kornns731/
Karnss730/
Kerems730/
Kearnz730/
Kaarns730/
Kirrns730/
Kahrens6746/
Cerrens6725/
Quearns6715/
Kjørnæs6714/
Cherins679/
Querens678/
Kernche677/
Kairens673/
Cherens672/
Cernsch672/
Khornsh671/
Khirins671/
Cehrens671/
Kirenst671/
Cearins670/
Kariens670/
Cerrins670/
Kirenns670/
Karrins670/
Kerrems670/
Karnsch670/
Queirns670/
Kirrens670/

Kerns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerns in the Russian language
Кернсkerns-
Kerns in the Arabic language
كرنسkrns-

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Kerns Reference & Research

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