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The Kelner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 540 people carried this name — #40,494 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 11% from 604 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kelner surname

Variant of Kilner or Kellner.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kelner» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

245 people named Kelner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 308 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 105
Greater Poland 29
Lower Silesian 28
Lesser Poland 21
Opole 18
West Pomeranian 14
Masovian 12
Holy Cross 11

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 93 people named Kelner.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Paris 21
Yvelines 8
Indre 8
Meurthe-et-Moselle 8
Moselle 7
Bas-Rhin 6
Seine-Maritime 4
Ardennes 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Kelner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert Kelner
    Albert Kelner 1912–1994 · university teacher
  • Tomasz Kelner 1911–1945
  • Jaroslav Kelner 1919–
  • Viktor Kelner 1945–2021 · historian
  • Viktor Kelner 1945–2021 · historian
  • Toni Kelner 1961– · crime fiction writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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