How common is the surname Kernan?

3,284 people in the United States had the surname Kernan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,015 Americans. It ranked 9,850th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kernan?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Kernan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kernan?

Francis Kernan, American politician (1816-1892).

Where is the surname Kernan most common?

Wikidata records people named Kernan in the United States.

Is the surname Kernan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,284 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Kernan

A surname, carried by 3,284 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kernan is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,284 people named Kernan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 94,015 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,669.

#9,850

rank among US surnames

3,284

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+23%

change since 2000 (was #10,941)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,845	Buzzard	3,287	93,929
#9,846	Mosquera	3,286	93,958
#9,848	Cavalier	3,285	93,986
#9,850	Bittle	3,284	94,015
#9,853	Morello	3,283	94,044
#9,854	Velazco	3,282	94,072

Who is named Kernan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Kernan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kernans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis Kernan
American politician (1816-1892)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Kernan

Kiernan

Kernan has the Soundex code K655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K655.

Questions

How common is the surname Kernan?: 3,284 people in the United States had the surname Kernan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 94,015 Americans. It ranked 9,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kernan?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Kernan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kernan?: Francis Kernan, American politician (1816-1892).
Where is the surname Kernan most common?: Wikidata records people named Kernan in the United States.
Is the surname Kernan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,284 in 2010, up 23%.