Explore the Family Name Kennerson

The meaning of Kennerson

Possibly English: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Kennerson in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kennerson has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kennerson was ranked as the 28,674th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 26,814th spot, marking an increase of about 6.49%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also rose from 782 individuals in 2000 to 907 in 2010, a growth rate of approximately 15.98%. The proportion per 100,000 people with the surname Kennerson increased from 0.29 to 0.31, showing a positive change of 6.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,674	#26,814	6.49%
Count	782	907	15.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.31	6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kennerson

The ethnic identities associated with the surname Kennerson also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the census reported no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity with this surname in 2000, by 2010 there were 0.66% of Kennersons identifying with each of these ethnicities. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as two or more races significantly increased from 1.79% to 3.20%, and those identifying as White experienced a modest rise from 34.65% to 37.60%. Interestingly, the percentage of Kennersons identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial jump from 1.15% to 3.42%. However, those identifying as Black decreased from 62.28% in 2000 to 54.47% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	62.28%	54.47%	-12.54%
White	34.65%	37.6%	8.51%
Hispanic	1.15%	3.42%	197.39%
Two or More Races	1.79%	3.2%	78.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.66%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.66%	0%