Kernan meaning | Last name Kernan origin

Following is the meaning of Kernan surname. Family name Kernan is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kernan
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kernan

Kernan is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Kernan has 6 characters long in length.

Kernan is common in United States country(ies).

Kernan is ranked 86814 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kernans grew by 23.04234 per cent to 3284 since 2000 and ranked 9850 after elevating 1091 spots. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.47 94.94
Hispanic or Latino 3.23 1.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
2.07 0.86
Others 1.58 1.12
Black 1.34 0.94
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.49

How popular is Kernan?

Kernan is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 4978 people have been found who wears Kernan as their family name. Kernan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
38,459 New Zealand7
823,980 India6
9,097 Wales3
219,873 France2
9,272 Ecuador2
34,681 Norway2
4,104 South Korea2
56,169 Mexico1
5,872 Namibia1
4,249 Cambodia1
3,993 El Salvador1
492,292 Ukraine1
49,101 Denmark1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
16,640 Hong Kong1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,830 Luxembourg20
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,973 South Africa73
8,843 Scotland53
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 26 years old servant William Kernan who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 23, 1846 by Henry Pratt put out from Liverpool. 48 years old Patt Kernan, Workman Charles Kernan, Workman Robert Kernan, Robert Kernan (13) Workman, Mary-Jane Kernan (9), Bernard Kernan, aged 25, Kieran Kernan (40) Workman, Immigrant Honor Kernan, and 186 other Kernan around 57.45% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster, mechanic migrated to US.

Celebrities having Kernan surname

Michael Kernan Author
Dalil Kernane Film actor
Francis Kernan Former American senator
David Kernan Actor
Jenna Kernan Author
David Kernan Actor
Reginald Kernan Actor
Edward Kernan Bishop of Clogher
Francis Kernan Former American senator
Michael J. Kernan Politician

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