Kerns Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kerns Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kerns family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Labourer 4
Tailor 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Bricklayer's Labourer 3
Factory Operative Cotton 2
Navy 2
Servant 2
Farm Labourer 2
Bobbiner 1
Painter 1
Police Officer 1
House Keeper 1
Dresmaker 1
Private 82 Regiment 1
Plasterer's Wife 1
Wife Of Above 1
Blacksmith 1
Hawker In Small Ware 1
Student At Home 1
Curate Of St Thomas Sheffield 1
Dropers Errand Boy 1
Farm Servant 1
Masons Labourer 1
Tailor Master 1

Kerns Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kearns 83% 5,192
2 Kerns 100% 1,065
3 Kearnes 71% 545
4 Curness 43% 141
5 Curns 60% 131
6 Kerans 83% 122
7 Krans 60% 117

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The surname Kerns is the 2nd most popular variant of Kearns.

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