Ahearn Surname

57,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Ahearn 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.

Ahearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8961:52,5616,317
Australia9821:27,4913,733
England3681:151,40814,447
Canada2711:135,96214,055
Ireland841:56,0593,870
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Wales231:134,5459,804
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Jersey101:9,9202,003
France71:9,488,960336,266
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palau11:21,643223
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2741:16,1672,019
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9291:54,0576,083

Ahearn (25) may also be a first name.

Ahearn 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

Ó hEachthighearna Originally Dalcassian this sept migrated from east Clare to Co. Cork. In Co. Waterford the English name Hearn is a synonym of Ahearn.

IF 49; Map Clare; Plate 1

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(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

Ó hEachthighearna Originally Dalcassian this sept migrated from east Clare to Co. Cork. In Co. Waterford the English name Hearn is a synonym of Ahearn.

IF 49; Map Clare; Plate 1

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Eachthighearna (horse owner).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Ahearn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ahearn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ahearn is most common in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahearn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,606th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 829,261 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ahearn are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,896 people, or 1 in 52,561. In The United States Ahearn is most common in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and New Jersey, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Ahearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ahearn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ahearn last name increased 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 69 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahearn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Ahearn surname is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ahearn surname are 5.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Ahearn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.75% more than the national average, earning $51,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Athearn92453/
A'Hearn92155/
Ahaearn921/
Ahearin920/
Ahearen920/
Aearn912/
A'Hearne8696/
Athearen861/
Ahearhne861/
Ohearn832,959/
Aehern830/
Aheorn830/
O'Hearn772,372/
Ohearne77142/
Ohearen7713/
Oohearn772/
Haehern771/
Ohearin771/
Oshearn770/
Aheorne770/
O'Hearne71113/
Uiyaharn712/
Haearina711/
Oheern671/
Auyern671/
Ohiern671/

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