How common is the surname McKernan?

3,144 people in the United States had the surname McKernan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,202 Americans. It ranked 10,255th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McKernan?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McKernan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McKernan?

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American musician (1945–1973), followed by John R. McKernan.

Where is the surname McKernan most common?

Wikidata records people named McKernan in the United States.

Is the surname McKernan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,144 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname McKernan

An Irish surname, carried by 3,144 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKernan is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McKiernan.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,144 people named McKernan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,202 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,730.

#10,255

rank among US surnames

3,144

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+15.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,730)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,250	Orndorff	3,145	98,170
#10,255	Fitzhugh	3,144	98,202
#10,257	Moffat	3,143	98,233
#10,258	Villagrana	3,142	98,264
#10,260	Schoch	3,141	98,295

Who is named McKernan

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

95% of people named McKernan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McKernans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
American musician (1945–1973)
John R. McKernan
American politician, born 1948

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McKernan

McKernan has the Soundex code M265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M265.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McKernan come from?: Variant of McKiernan.
How common is the surname McKernan?: 3,144 people in the United States had the surname McKernan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,202 Americans. It ranked 10,255th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McKernan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named McKernan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McKernan?: Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American musician (1945–1973), followed by John R. McKernan.
Where is the surname McKernan most common?: Wikidata records people named McKernan in the United States.
Is the surname McKernan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,730 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,144 in 2010, up 15%.