Last Name KERNS

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Meaning	Not available

Origin	Dutch

Rank	2,206 (2000 US census)	1,771 (1990 US census)

Count	15,113 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.6%, or 13995 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
3.51%, or 530 total occurrences, as black,
0.37%, or 56 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.95%, or 144 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.36%, or 206 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.21%, or 183 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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