How common is the surname Koerner?

5,928 people in the United States had the surname Koerner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,083 Americans. It ranked 5,833rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Koerner?

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

Who is the most famous person named Koerner?

John Koerner, American singer-songwriter (1938–2024).

Where is the surname Koerner most common?

Wikidata records people named Koerner in the United States.

Is the surname Koerner getting more or less common?

More common. 5,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,928 in 2010, up 8.5%.

The surname Koerner

A surname, carried by 5,928 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). Koerner is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,928 people named Koerner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,083 Americans. That is up 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,464.

#5,833

rank among US surnames

5,928

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,826	Gourley	5,934	52,030
#5,827	Bridge	5,933	52,039
#5,829	Grimaldo	5,931	52,056
#5,833	Bloomfield	5,928	52,083
#5,835	Fore	5,927	52,091

Who is named Koerner

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

96% of people named Koerner 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%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Koerners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Koerner
American singer-songwriter (1938–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koerner

Koerner 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 Koerner?: 5,928 people in the United States had the surname Koerner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,083 Americans. It ranked 5,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koerner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Koerner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Koerner?: John Koerner, American singer-songwriter (1938–2024).
Where is the surname Koerner most common?: Wikidata records people named Koerner in the United States.
Is the surname Koerner getting more or less common?: More common. 5,464 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,928 in 2010, up 8.5%.