Occupational name for a boatman or small vessel builder.
Kahner is a modern Americanized spelling of the German surname Kahner or Kahn. It is derived from the Middle High German word 'kane', meaning a small boat or skiff, originally denoting someone who built or operated such vessels.
Less common today
Kahner isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,008 in 2006.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
