Kernan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 12
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 1
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 5
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Kernan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kernan family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 2
Drover 1
Gardener Independent 1
School Master 1
Shoe M 1
Weaver 1
Clock Maker 1
Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Kernan

Name Census Frequency
John Kernan 65
Mary Kernan 63
James Kernan 55
William Kernan 34
Thomas Kernan 32
Patrick Kernan 27
Elizabeth Kernan 26
Francis Kernan 22
Edward Kernan 20
Ellen Kernan 16
Joseph Kernan 16
Margaret Kernan 16
Peter Kernan 15
Agnes Kernan 14
Ann Kernan 14
Bridget Kernan 14
Sarah Kernan 14
Alice Kernan 12
Annie Kernan 12
George Kernan 12
Robert Kernan 12
Catherine Kernan 11
Frances Kernan 11
Michael Kernan 11
Rose Kernan 11

Kernan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kiernan 86% 1,094
2 Kernan 100% 843
3 Curnon 50% 228
4 Kernon 83% 168

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The surname Kernan is the 2nd most popular variant of Kiernan.

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