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Kern Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Kern family come from? What is the Irish Kern family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kern family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kern family history?

Gaelic, otherwise known as Early Modern Irish, was used in Ireland from around the year 1200 until the 18th century. It is from this language that we found the first references to the name Kern as O Ciarain or Mac Ciarain. These names are derived from the word "ciar," which means "black" or "dark brown."

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Pronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Kern are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Kieran, O'Kieran, Keiran, Keighran, O'Keiran, Kerin and many more.

First found in County Mayo, where they held a family seat from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kern research. Another 199 words(14 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kern History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Kern Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Kern family in North America:

Kern Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Francis Kern his wife and two daughters, were among the Palatines, who left Germany for England in 1709
  • Francis Kern, who sailed to America with his wife and two daughters at the age of 30 in 1709
  • Michael Kern came to Philadelphia in 1727
  • Abraham Kern, who took an oath of allegiance in Pennsylvania in 1731
  • Abraham Kern, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1731


Kern Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Charlotte Kern, aged 10, arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1832
  • Catharine Kern, aged 10, arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1832
  • Eugene Kern, aged 6, landed in Mobile, Ala in 1832
  • Michael Kern, aged 30, arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1832
  • Soloman Kern, aged 2, landed in Mobile, Ala in 1832


Kern Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Julius Kern, who landed in Arkansas in 1903

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  • Jerome David Kern (1885-1945), American composer, best known for his musical scores for the Broadway stage
  • Jerome Kern (1885-1945), American composer whose most famous work was "Showboat" and most famous song "When Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
  • Hal Kern (1894-1985), American film editor, shared an Oscar for editing "Gone With the Wind"
  • Karl-Heinz Kern (b. 1930), East German Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1959, and the Ambassador to the U. K. (1973-1980)
  • Adele Kern (1901-1980), German soprano, was one of the singers in the famous Clemens Krauss performances of Strauss and Mozart in Munich and Vienna


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  • The Kearns Family by David L. Greene.
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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Fidens et constans
Motto Translation: Stand firm on trust.

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  2. Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
  3. Somerset Fry, Peter and Fiona Somerset Fry. A History of Ireland. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1993. Print. (ISBN 1-56619-215-3).
  4. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Print.
  5. Read, Charles Anderson. The Cabinet of Irish Literature Selections from the Works of the Chief Poets, Orators and Prose Writers of Ireland 4 Volumes. London: Blackie and Son, 1884. Print.
  6. Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
  7. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  8. Johnson, Daniel F. Irish Emigration to New England Through the Port of Saint John, New Brunswick Canada 1841-1849. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield, 1996. Print.
  9. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1970. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Kern Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kern Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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