Kerner surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kerner surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,583 people carried this name — #8,472 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted.

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In Poland’s population register

346 people named Kerner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 508 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 69
Opole 67
Silesian 65
Masovian 57
Pomeranian 30
Łódź 26
West Pomeranian 13
Greater Poland 8

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 220 people named Kerner.

21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 21
Paris 38
Morbihan 26
Bas-Rhin 23
Moselle 19
Yvelines 18
Marne 9
Seine-Maritime 7
Vosges 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

37 people named Kerner live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 20
Bern 6
Ticino 6
Thurgau 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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