Kerl is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kerl
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kerl

How popular is Kerl?

Kerl is common in Germany.

Kerl is ranked 121643 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kerls plummeted by 4.12844 per cent to 627 since 2000 and slipped by 2792 spots and ranked at 35812. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 82.78 87.31
Black 10.85 9.02
Hispanic or Latino 2.23 0
Others 1.75 1.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.28 0.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.12 0
Kerl is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Germany which may be its originating country too. Around 3288 people have been found who wears Kerl as their family name. Kerl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
103,759 Spain8
381,097 Ukraine4
35,184 Poland3
50,640 Switzerland2
54,135 Philippines2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
201,317 England2
82,478 South Africa2
38,063 Mauritania1
169,904 Brazil1
30,360 Thailand1
165,773 Belarus1
37,493 Austria1
18,969 Wales1
277,603 France1
14,644 Tunisia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
36,814 Romania1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
56,169 Mexico1
153,416 Italy1
11,923 Slovenia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,202 Netherlands18
156,482 Canada14
109,551 Australia13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
142,739 Russia72
24,903 Czech Republic62
Countries with hundreds of Kerl:
31,191 United States943
Countries with thousands of Kerl:
4,242 Germany2,118
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 4 years old child Pat Kerl who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on June 29, 1850 by Oregon put out from Liverpool.

Kerl Namesakes

  • Dov-Ber Kerler, Author
  • James Kerley, TV presenter
  • Johann Caspar Kerll, Composer
  • Catharine Kerlin, Amos Wilder's wife
  • Dov-Ber Kerler, Author
  • James Kerley, TV presenter
  • Johann Caspar Kerll, Composer
  • Georgette Kerlor, Musical Artist
  • Gwenael Kerleo, Musician
  • Gwenael Kerleo, Musician

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