How Many People Have the Last Name Kiernan?
people had the surname Kiernan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 49,505 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+298 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Kiernan (94.8%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Kiernan ranks #4,429. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Kiernan grew from 5,668 people in 2000 to 5,966 in 2010 (up 5.3%), and its rank fell from #5,614 to #5,802. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.1 to 2.02 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 5,668 | 5,966 |
| Rank | #5,614 | #5,802 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.1 | 2.02 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Kiernan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Kiernan: K655
👤 Kiernan as a First Name
Kiernan is a first name too: about 2,405 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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