Kerner (surname)

Kerner is an occupational surname of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) origin. There are various possible derivations, including as a name for a farmer or a nickname for a small person, from a Middle High German kerne ("kernel seed pip"); German Kern or Yiddish kern (grain), among others. Middle English kerner is a variant of cherner ("churner; one who churns butter").[1] It may also derive from "carter" or "carrier", from the German word kerenere. The name was found in Bavaria, Germany, in the medieval period.[2]

People with the surname include:

## Literature

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* Charlotte Kerner (born 1950), biographer and science-fiction writer
* Elizabeth Kerner (born 1958), fantasy author
* Justinus Kerner (1786-1862), a German lyric poet of the Swabian school

## Politics

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* Johann Georg Kerner (1770-1812), political journalist, critical chronicler of the French revolution, brother of Justinus Kerner
* Otto Kerner, Jr. (1908-1976), Illinois Governor and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
* Otto Kerner, Sr. (1884-1952), an Illinois Attorney General and judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

## Entertainment and media

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* Nena (Gabriele Susanne Kerner; born 1960), German singer who became famous with the New German Wave songs "Nur geträumt" and "99 Luftballons"
* Jordan Kerner, film producer
* Johannes B. Kerner, (born 1964), German television broadcaster

## Sports

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* Jonathan Kerner (born 1974), American basketball player
* Marlon Kerner (born 1973), American football player

## Science and mathematics

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* Boris Kerner, (born 1947), German physicist
* Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1831–1898), Austrian botanist

## Other fields

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* Ian Kerner, American sex counselor

## References

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1. ^ "Kerner Name Meaning & Kerner Family History". Ancestry. 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2024. "Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, 2022"
2. ^ "Kerner Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. Retrieved 26 April 2024.

Surname list

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