How common is the surname Kershner?

4,219 people in the United States had the surname Kershner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,180 Americans. It ranked 7,847th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kershner?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kershner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kershner?

Irvin Kershner, American film director (1923–2010).

Where is the surname Kershner most common?

Wikidata records people named Kershner in the United States.

Is the surname Kershner getting more or less common?

More common. 3,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,219 in 2010, up 17%.

The surname Kershner

A surname, carried by 4,219 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K625

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kershner is more common than 95.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,219 people named Kershner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,180 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,622.

#7,847

rank among US surnames

4,219

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+16.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,389)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,843	Look	4,222	73,128
#7,844	Glasser	4,221	73,145
#7,846	Butz	4,220	73,162
#7,847	Kershner	4,219	73,180

Who is named Kershner

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

96% of people named Kershner identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kershners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Irvin Kershner
American film director (1923–2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kershner

Kershner has the Soundex code K625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K625.

Questions

How common is the surname Kershner?: 4,219 people in the United States had the surname Kershner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,180 Americans. It ranked 7,847th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kershner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kershner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kershner?: Irvin Kershner, American film director (1923–2010).
Where is the surname Kershner most common?: Wikidata records people named Kershner in the United States.
Is the surname Kershner getting more or less common?: More common. 3,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,219 in 2010, up 17%.