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 22
Tailor 7
Joiner 2
Labourer 2
Tailoress 2
Farm Servant Agricultural Labourer 2
Boat Labourer 1
Collier - Miner 1
Dyers Labourer 1
Factory Operative Stuff Maker 1
Infant 1
Labourer At Oil Mill 1
Mill Hand 1
Agent To Prudential Assurence 1
Housemaid Domestic 1
Parish Clerk 1
Pedlar 1
Railway Porter 1
School Mistress 1
Silk Piecer 1
Mariner 1
General Labourer 1
General Labourer Daughter 1
General Labourer Wife 1
Labourer Grand Son 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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