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From: "Charles M. Kern" <>
Subject: KERN surname - origins
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 21:39:31 -0400


The following list was compiled from the index to the 1870
Pennsylvania Census. It comprises males of the Kern
surname (and common variants) claiming a place of birth
other than the US or Canada.

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+++++++++++++++++++ Surname totals
(Origin/Number/Percent)

Kern
====
Eng/2/3.70%
Fran/1/1.85%
Germ/3/5.56%
HCAS/1/1.85%
HDAR1/4/7.41%
Hess/1/1.85%
Ire/21/38.89%
Prus/6/11.11%
Sax/4/7.41%
Swit/2/3.70%
Wurt/9/16.67%
Subtotal 54

Kerns
=====
Bav/1/2.04%
Eng/4/8.16%
Germ/1/2.04%
Ire/39/79.59%
Scot/4/8.16%
Subtotal 49

Kearns
======
Bade/1/3.57%
Eng/2/7.14%
Ire/22/78.57%
Prus/1/3.57%
Scot/2/7.14%
Subtotal 28

Carn
====
Bav/3/37.50%
Ger/2/25.00%
Ire/2/25.00%
Wurt/1/12.50%
Subtotal 8

Carnes
======
Germ/1/12.50%
HDAR/1/12.50%
Ire/5/62.50%
Prus/1/12.50%
Subtotal 8

Karn
====
Bade/1/14.29%
Bav/1/14.29%
Germ/2/28.57%
HDAR/2/28.57%
Ire/1/14.29%
Subtotal 7

Kearn
=====
Bade/1/20.00%
Fran/1/20.00%
Ire/3/60.00%
Subtotal 5

Curn
====
Bade/1/25.00%
Ire/3/75.00%
Subtotal 4

Karnes
======
Germ/1/25.00%
Ire/3/75.00%
Subtotal 4

Kirn
===
Bade/3/75.00%
Germ/1/25.00%
Subtotal 4

Kirns
====
Ire/1/25.00%
Wurt/3/75.00%
Subtotal 4

Curns
=====
Germ/1/33.33%
Ire/2/66.67%
Subtotal 3

Carne
=====
Ire/1

Cerns
=====
Ire/1

Karne
=====
Ire/1

Keran
=====
Ire/1

Keren
=====
Ire/1

Kerne
=====
Ire/1

Kernz
=====
HDAR/1

Kerrn
====
Ire/1

Kiern
====
Ire/1

Kurns
=====
Ire/1

++++++++++++++++++ Country totals
(Country/Total/Percent)

Baden/7/3.72%
Bavaria/5/2.66%
England/8/4.26%
France/2/1.06%
Germany/12/6.38%
Hesse Cassel/1/0.53%
Hesse Darmstadt/8/4.26%
Hess/1/0.53%
Ireland/111/59.04%
Prussia/8/4.26%
Saxony/4/2.13%
Scotland/6/3.19%
Switzerland/2/1.06%
Wurtemberg/13/6.91%

++++++ Summary +++++++

UK subtotal/125/66.49%
German subtotal/59/31.38%
Other (Fran, Switz)/4/2.13%

Total of sample: 188

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