McKerns Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McKerns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McKerns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

McKerns Last Name Facts

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

McKerns is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of McKerns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKerns? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKerns is the 2,394,033rd most common last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of McKerns live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 7,397,121. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 61 percent live, Ohio, where 14 percent live and Maine, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

McKerns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McKerns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McKerns last name increased 148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKerns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the McKerns last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

McKerns earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.88% less than the national average, earning $27,665 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKerins930/
McKerrens880/
Mkearns861/
McEarns860/
McQuerns8014/
McQueirns755/
McQuearns751/
McHerrins750/
McCarns71117/
McQirns711/
McCorns711/
McCairns67188/
McQuirns6758/
McCarins674/
McCarens671/
McAirens670/
McCarrens6310/
Mc'cairns631/

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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 McKerns
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