How Common Is the Last Name Kerr?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Kerr today

49,505

Ranked #771 of 162,254 published surnames · 15.16 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 44,711 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

86.86%

Black

7.52%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.8%

Hispanic

2.44%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.