Ahern meaning | Last name Ahern origin

Following is the meaning of Ahern surname. Family name Ahern is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Ahern
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ahern

Ahern is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Ahern has 5 characters long in length.

Ahern is common in United States country(ies).

Ahern is ranked 24675 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ahern bearers increased by 2.174994 per cent in 2010 US census to 8221 since 2000, the surname slipped by 257 spots and ranked at 4322. The last name was found in around 28 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.56 96.45
Hispanic or Latino 2.23 1.39
Others 1.01 1.21
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.75 0.45
Black 0.34 0.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.11 0.17

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Ahern

How popular is Ahern?

Ahern is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 20775 people have been found who wears Ahern as their family name. Ahern is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
615,517 Russia6
1,219,338 India3
14,054 China3
6,270 Hong Kong3
108,034 Italy3
14,078 Japan3
44,018 Poland2
26,123 Malaysia2
14,521 Portugal2
10,958 Bangladesh1
810,193 Indonesia1
37,493 Austria1
56,169 Mexico1
7,314 Bolivia1
120,357 Argentina1
2,374 Bermuda1
6,820 Angola1
15,162 Costa Rica1
49,101 Denmark1
14,373 Jordan1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 24 years old tailoress Patk. Ahern who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 15, 1846 by Henrietta Mary put out from Liverpool. Cathe. Ahern (18) Tailor, Workman John Ahern, Catharine Ahern (50), Mary Ahern (25), Edmund Ahern (22) Seaman, 20 years old John Ahern, Workwoman Ellen Ahern, Workwoman Johanna Ahern, and 289 other Ahern around 45.34% of whom were workman while others worked as seaman and servant, farmer, spinster, farm servant, dressmaker, mechanic, blacksmith migrated to US.

Comments :Adelaida Harte The origin of the name is germaine the Surname comes from the agglutination of the prefix and the hern Gaelic meaning the corner; and by extension the secluded name specifies a characteristic of the ancestral home.

Celebrities having Ahern surname

Larry Ahern Computer game designer
Allegra Ahern Actress
Alston Ahern Actress
Mike Ahern News presenter
Kit Ahern Politician
Kit Ahern Politician
Bertie Ahern Former Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern Former Taoiseach
Bertie Ahern Former Taoiseach
Brian Aherne Actor
  • In 2011 comedy and crime film, Soap on a Rope, Lindsey Ahern portrayed Hooker.
  • Pam Ahern played the leading character of Boston Police Det. in 2010 drama movie Brothers in Communion.
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