How common is the surname Kerner?

4,001 people in the United States had the surname Kerner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,167 Americans. It ranked 8,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kerner?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kerner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kerner?

Otto Kerner, Jr., 33rd Governor of Illinois (1908-1976).

Where is the surname Kerner most common?

Wikidata records people named Kerner in the United States.

Is the surname Kerner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,583 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,001 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Kerner

A surname, carried by 4,001 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kerner is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,001 people named Kerner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,167 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,583.

#8,283

rank among US surnames

4,001

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.7%

change since 2000 (was #8,472)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,277	Beadle	4,005	77,090
#8,280	Yusuf	4,003	77,129
#8,281	Wiser	4,002	77,148
#8,283	Obryant	4,001	77,167
#8,285	Kanter	4,000	77,186
#8,286	Jump	3,999	77,206

Who is named Kerner

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

94% of people named Kerner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kerners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Otto Kerner, Jr.
33rd Governor of Illinois (1908-1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kerner

Kerner has the Soundex code K656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K656.

Questions

How common is the surname Kerner?: 4,001 people in the United States had the surname Kerner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,167 Americans. It ranked 8,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kerner?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kerner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kerner?: Otto Kerner, Jr., 33rd Governor of Illinois (1908-1976).
Where is the surname Kerner most common?: Wikidata records people named Kerner in the United States.
Is the surname Kerner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,583 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,001 in 2010, up 12%.