How Many People Have the Last Name Kern?
people had the surname Kern in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 10,331 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+913 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Kern (93.2%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Kern ranks #921. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Kern grew from 27,634 people in 2000 to 28,547 in 2010 (up 3.3%), and its rank fell from #1,162 to #1,237. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.24 to 9.68 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 27,634 | 28,547 |
| Rank | #1,162 | #1,237 |
| Per 100,000 people | 10.24 | 9.68 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Kern
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Kern: K650
👤 Kern as a First Name
Kern is a first name too: about 456 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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