McKern Surname

380,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

McKern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7021:516,32343,186
Australia2151:125,56113,746
England211:2,653,24194,788
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

McKern Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKern is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKern? popularity and diffusion

McKern is the 380,259th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 7,769,239 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of McKern reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 702 people, or 1 in 516,323. In The United States it is most common in: Iowa, where 24 percent live, Oregon, where 14 percent live and Washington, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States McKern occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

McKern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McKern has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States McKern are 24.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.26% registered to vote for the party.

McKern earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.65% more than the national average, earning $47,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mackern9288/
McErin833/
Mokern831/
Makern830/
McEren830/
Maceren771,000/
Macerin77184/
Makerin778/
Mocerin774/
Makeryn772/
McHeran771/
Mokerin771/
MacHern771/
Makeren770/
McKarin770/
MacGern770/
Macherin711,499/
Makherin7128/
Makeerin7117/
Mokherin7116/
Mocherin7114/
Makeryna718/
Maskeren714/
Meachern714/
Makerina712/
Mokearin711/
Macheren711/
Mokering711/
Makeeren711/
Makcherin671,834/
McCarn67982/
Maicherin67833/
Mokcherin67427/
McCurn67115/
Makorn6727/
Makherina6715/
Mokherina6713/
Makarn6712/
MacOrn672/
MacArn672/
Makeerint671/
Mokernova671/
Mashkerin671/

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McKern Reference & Research

Kern FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKern
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis