The kearns Surname
kearns Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Céirín
‘descendant of Céirín’, a personal name from a diminutive
of ciar ‘dark’, ‘black’. English patronymic -s has been
added superfluously.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Kearns message board
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| Brooklyn Red Hook Kearns' 1900 |
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| Kearns/Cairns Family Tree now online |
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| Greetings | Marie Kearns | 23 |
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PatBorland31
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| Randolph County, NC 1700's | Doug Kearns | 1 |
| KEARNS John W Jr 1922-1966 |
t42RoseHill
| 0 |
| KEARNS John W Sr 1897-1956 |
t42RoseHill
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| kearns research | Margaret Warne | 3 |
| Kearns in Ferns Wexford Ireland |
maura234
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| Searching For Descendants of Patrick Kearns & Mary Lyons |
dermottob
| 2 |
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