Kevern Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

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

Kevern Surname Definition:

Hals says of the local name St. Keverne, "as for the modern name, whether it be derived from the Saxon, geferon, geforan, geuoran, synonymous words, signifying a fraternity, seers, equals, fellows, inspectors, with reference to the six, eight, or twelve men of this parish who, as body politic, corporation, or fraternity, govern the same in joint or equal manner; or from the Brit, keveren, as schism, separation, or division in church matters or religion (see Lluyd upon Schisma); or from Kieran, a famous bishop among the Britons about the fifth century, who perhaps was born in this place, and is the tutelar guardian and patron of this church; and to him also is dedicated St.

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Kevern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
England3211:173,57715,862
Australia331:818,05251,601
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
France91:7,380,302306,885
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Kevern (261) may also be a first name.

Kevern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hals says of the local name St. Keverne, "as for the modern name, whether it be derived from the Saxon, geferon, geforan, geuoran, synonymous words, signifying a fraternity, seers, equals, fellows, inspectors, with reference to the six, eight, or twelve men of this parish who, as body politic, corporation, or fraternity, govern the same in joint or equal manner; or from the Brit, keveren, as schism, separation, or division in church matters or religion (see Lluyd upon Schisma); or from Kieran, a famous bishop among the Britons about the fifth century, who perhaps was born in this place, and is the tutelar guardian and patron of this church; and to him also is dedicated St. Kieran rectory, in decanatu Christianitatis in Exeter; of which every man may think as he please"! There was, it seems, a St. Keven, Kevern, or Keverne. The name however may be from ke-voran, -voren, the foreigner's hedge or enclosure. Heuce the name Kivern.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kevern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kevern has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kevern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kevern is the 420,906th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kevern live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kevern is also the 550,922nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 261 people.

Kevern is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Kevern is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 19 percent are found, Ohio, where 18 percent are found and Illinois, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Kevern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kevern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kevern last name grew 1,303 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kevern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kevern last name are 12.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kevern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 276.11% more than the national average, earning R 893,784 per year and in United States they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $45,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keveren92130/
Keverne92130/
Keveryn9255/
Keevern9217/
Keverin924/
Kevearn920/
Kevering8630/
Kesveren861/
Keverijn861/
Kavern8323/
Kyvern833/
Kovern832/
Cevern831/
Kewern830/
Kivern830/
Kaverin774,119/
Kaveryn77593/
Kiverin77276/
Koverin77232/
Koveryn7754/
Ceverin7721/
Kyveryn7721/
Chevern7720/
Kevarin7719/
Kaverén7718/
Kiveryn7711/
Kaveren774/
Kevoren771/
Kiverina71255/
Kyveryna7122/
Cheverin7111/
Kaweerin712/
Khevarin711/
Kaverrin711/
Khaveryn711/
Keawhern711/
Kiverienė67203/
Kavarn6737/
Cavern6722/
Covern6719/
Koverienė677/
Cewern670/

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