McKernin Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

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

McKernin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKernin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

McKernin Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKernin occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKernin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname McKernin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McKernin are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States McKernin is mostly found in: Illinois, where 66 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

McKernin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKernin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKernin last name rose 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McKernin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McKernin surname is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKernin surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

McKernin earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.27% more than the national average, earning $61,818 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKearnin9427/
McKiernin941/
McKarnin8866/
McKernen886/
McKearnen8221/
McKiernen823/
McKerrnen820/
Mkernen801/
McKarnen7511/
McHernen752/
McCernen750/
McCarnin750/
McKernem750/
McKirnen750/
McCornnin710/
McKeernem710/
McCarnen637/
McCairnen590/

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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 McKernin
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