Explore the Family Name Kerlin

The meaning of Kerlin

1. Irish (Tyrone): variant of Carolan. 2. South German and Swiss German: variant of Kerl.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kerlin demonstrated an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,488th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to 13,283rd position, a growth of 8.32 percent. The absolute count also rose from 1,888 individuals with this surname in 2000 to 2,296 in 2010, signifying a significant 21.61 percent increase. The proportion of individuals with the Kerlin surname per 100,000 people also grew by 11.43 percent during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,488	#13,283	8.32%
Count	1,888	2,296	21.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.78	11.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kerlin

The ethnicity distribution for the Kerlin surname also underwent alterations, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black with this surname in 2000, by 2010 these categories had grown to represent 0.52 percent and 0.65 percent respectively. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.40 percent to 94.21 percent. There was also an impressive rise in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.90 percent in 2000 to 2.26 percent in 2010 - an increase of 151.11 percent. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased, growing by 24.59 percent to represent 1.52 percent of the Kerlins by 2010. The group identifying with two or more races saw a marginal decrease of 2.35 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	94.21%	-2.27%
Hispanic	0.9%	2.26%	151.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	1.52%	24.59%
Two or More Races	0.85%	0.83%	-2.35%
Black	0%	0.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%