Kerns Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Kerns is a spelling of the German surname Kern.

Kerns adds a patronymic ending to Kern, meaning ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kern surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Kerns family name pack.