McKernan is an Irish surname originating in

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

People

Notable people with the surname include: *

Corey McKernan Corey McKernan (born 19 December 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and Carlton Blues in the Australian Football League (AFL). A dual Premiership player a one time All Australian at North ...

(born 1973), Australian rules footballer * Hugh McKernan (1858–1929), Australian politician *

Jackie McKernan Jacqueline ("Jackie") McKernan (born 1 July 1965) is a retired Northern Irish discus thrower. She represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at three Olympic Games (1988, 1992, 1996) and won silver medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 and t ...

(born 1965), British athlete from Northern Ireland *

James McKernan James McKernan (born 1964) is a mathematician, and a professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. He was a professor at MIT from 2007 until 2013. Education McKernan was educated at the Campion School, Hornchurch, and Tr ...

(born 1964), British mathematician * John R. McKernan Jr. (born 1948), American politician, Governor of Maine *

Ken McKernan Kenneth Ferguson McKernan (9 August 1911 – September 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in ...

(1911–2009), Australian rules footballer *

Kevin McKernan Kevin McKernan (born 3 December 1987) is a Gaelic footballer from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter-county football team. Playing career Inter-county McKernan has been a member of the Down team since 2008 b ...

(born 1987), Irish Gaelic footballer * Noel McKernan (born 1945), Australian rules footballer * P. Patrick McKernan (1941–2001), American baseball administrator *

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan Ronald Charles McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973), known as Pigpen, was an American musician. He was a founding member of the San Francisco band the Grateful Dead and played in the group from 1965 to 1972. McKernan grew up he ...

(1945–1973), American musician *

Shaun McKernan Shaun McKernan (born 1 September 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer having played for the St Kilda Football Club, Essendon Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Adelaid ...

(born 1990), Australian rules footballer *

Timothy McKernan Timothy A. McKernan II (born July 29, 1989) is an American ice dancer who skates in partnership with Kimberley Hew-Low for Australia. They competed at the 2017 Four Continents Championships. Representing the United States with Piper Gilles, McKe ...

(born 1989), American ice dancer

Places

McKernan, Edmonton McKernan is a neighbourhood located in southwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is named for John McKernan, a prominent businessman in the City of Strathcona whose parents' farm was located there beginning in the late 1870s. "Jack" McKernan (1870-19 ...

, Canada * McKernan/Belgravia station, Edmonton, Canada

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