Kernes — Family Name, Records and Arms

It is easy to miss Kernes in an index if you only search for Kearns. Its meaning, shared with Kearns, is “Descendant of the little black one”.

A variant of Kearns

Before spelling was fixed, Kearns was also written Kernes. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

How common is Kernes?

Kernes ranked 52,383 in the 2010 US Census, with 396 people answering to the name.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Kearns and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Kernes family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.