Kernaghan

Kernaghan is a surname. Other spellings include Kernochan, Kernohan, Kernighan, and Kernahan. Notable people with the surname include:

Business

• James Powell Kernochan (1831-1897), American businessman
  • Catherine Lorillard Kernochan (1835–1917), his wife

Entertainment

• Roxanne Kernohan (1960–1993), Canadian actress
• Paolo Kernahan, Trinidadian television presenter
• Sarah Kernochan (born 1947), American filmmaker

Law

• J. Frederic Kernochan (1842-1929), American attorney
  • Mary Stuart Whitney Kernochan (1849–1922), his wife
• John Marshall Kernochan (1919-2007), American law professor

Literature

• Coulson Kernahan (1858-1943), English novelist
• Eileen Kernaghan (born 1939), Canadian novelist
• Robert Kirkland Kernighan (1854-1926), Canadian poet

Music

• Lee Kernaghan (born 1964), Australian country music singer and songwriter
• Ray Kernaghan, Australian country music artist
• Tania Kernaghan (born 1968), Australian country music singer

Politics

• Charles Kernaghan (1948–2022), American activist
• Liz Kernohan (1939–2004), Australian politician
• Mae Kernaghan (1901-1980), former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Patricia Kernighan, American politician
• Terence Kernaghan Canadian politician

Science

• James Watson Kernohan, American pathologist
• Brian Kernighan (born 1942), Canadian computer scientist

Sport

• Alan Kernaghan (born 1967), professional football player and coach
• David Kernahan (born 1965), Australian rules football player
• Hugh Kernohan (born 1958), Scottish fencer
• Mike Kernaghan (born 1955), lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand
• Stephen Kernahan (born 1963), Australian rules football player

See also

• Margaret Kernochan Leech (1893–1974), American historian and fiction writer
• William Kernahan Thomas (1911-2001), American judge
• Kernohan, Edmonton, neighbourhood in Edmonton, Canada
• Kernahan, St. Catharines, neighbourhood in St. Catharines, Canada
• Kernohan's notch, a medical sign