Explore the Family Name Kerchner

The meaning of Kerchner

German: variant of Kirchner. Some characteristic forenames: German Christoph, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Kerchner" has seen a significant decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,350th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 30,735th position, indicating a decrease in popularity of 31.63%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also fell from 1,016 in 2000 to 758 in 2010, a reduction of 25.39%. Accordingly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 of the population decreased from 0.38 to 0.26 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,350	#30,735	-31.63%
Count	1,016	758	-25.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.26	-31.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kerchner

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were subtle shifts within the Kerchner surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Kerchner name identified as White (96.75% in 2000 and 95.38% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 1.42% in this group over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also declined by 26.85%. Notably however, the Hispanic origin saw a substantial increase from 1.57% to 3.03%, representing a change of 92.99%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races marginally increased from 0.59% to 0.66%. No individuals reported their ethnic identity as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	95.38%	-1.42%
Hispanic	1.57%	3.03%	92.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.08%	0.79%	-26.85%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.66%	11.86%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%