Kearns - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Kearns \ke(ar)-ns\ is a variant of Kern (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Kearns is "small swarthy one".

The baby name Kearns sounds like Kairns and Cairns. Other similar baby names are Kearn, Kearne and Kearny.

Kearns is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Kearns. Compare Kearns with related baby names.