A'Hern Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

A'Hern Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Descendant of Ech tighern = Horse-lord. [Irish O’Echthighern—ó,or ua, grandson, descendant + e(a)ch, a horse + tighe(a)rn, a lord] Cp. MacEachern.

A'Hern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Wales111:281,32115,850
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

A'Hern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Descendant of Ech tighern = Horse-lord. [Irish O’Echthighern—ó,or ua, grandson, descendant + e(a)ch, a horse + tighe(a)rn, a lord] Cp. MacEachern.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A'Hern Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name A'Hern Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname A'Hern is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of A'Hern click here.

How Common Is The Last Name A'Hern? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname A'Hern occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of A'Hern live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 44 percent reside, Dorset, where 22 percent reside and Greater London, where 11 percent reside. Barring England it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 28 percent reside and Wales, where 23 percent reside.

A'Hern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of A'Hern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the A'Hern last name declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

A'Hern Last Name Statistics demography

A'Hern earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 4.13% more than the national average, earning $51,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
A'Hearn92155/
A'Herne9221/
A'Herin920/
Ahern9121,254/
A'Hearne8696/
O'Hern83629/
Aherin83136/
Aheren8318/
Ahernt831/
Achern831/
Hahern831/
Aherrn830/
Aehern830/
Aern8012/
O'Hearn772,372/
O'Herne7730/
O'Herin7724/
O'Heren7717/
Eachern7713/
Aichern7712/
Aherrin776/
Acherin775/
Gaheren772/
Hachern771/
Ahering771/
Haehern771/
Ahearen770/
Ahearin770/
Aherren770/
Ohern731,282/
Aerne73757/
Aeren7368/
Haern7324/
Aerin7314/
Hoern7310/
Ehern731/
Aeryn731/
Ahirn731/
Agern731/
Heurn730/
Atcherin71283/
Hacherin71156/
O'Hearne71113/
O'Herren7111/
O'Herrin7111/
O'Herien718/
Aicherin718/
Atcherne714/
Gacherin712/
Achereng711/
Ahearhne711/
Aherring710/
Ahirin6720,836/
Hoeren67314/
Haeren67100/
Ahiren6790/
Oherin6784/
Oheren6777/
Haerin6725/
Gaucherin6722/
Ageren6722/
Heurén6718/
Gaerin6717/
Agerin6714/
Ajerin6713/
Oherne6711/
Hatcherin679/
Aehren677/
Aerion676/
Hohern675/
Heuren675/
Haicherin675/
Akheereen675/
Achirn674/
Ashcherin674/
Augern674/
Aerina673/
Gaeren673/
Hoerne672/
Aereen672/
Acherinne671/
Oheern671/
Ohiern671/
Aerndt671/
Aerrin671/
Akhirn671/
Aherem671/
O'Herring671/
Aereng671/
D'Hoeraen671/
Aerien671/
Hoernd671/
Haerne670/
Eagern670/
Hagern670/
Heairn670/
Hogern670/
Heurnh670/
Ahirne670/

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