Ahearne Surname
Approximately 1,346 people bear this surname
Ahearne 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.
Read More About This SurnameAhearne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 534 | 1:8,818 | 1,208 |
| England | 339 | 1:164,360 | 15,274 |
| United States | 191 | 1:1,897,691 | 123,202 |
| Australia | 129 | 1:209,269 | 20,284 |
| Wales | 88 | 1:35,165 | 3,495 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| British Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:6,319 | 600 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 14 | 1:3,706 | 624 |
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Ahearne 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.
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
User-submitted Reference
The Ahearne surname means 'lord of the house'.
- lauraah99Ahearne Demographics
Average Ahearne Salary in
United States
$43,960 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ahearne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahearne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahearne is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahearne? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ahearne is the 285,633rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,414,224 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Ahearne live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 8,818. In Ireland Ahearne is mostly found in: Munster, where 68 percent live, Leinster, where 29 percent live and Ulster, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Ireland this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Ahearne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ahearne has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ahearne last name expanded 4,238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 478 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ahearne Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ahearne surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ahearne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 450.11% more than the national average, earning R 1,307,260 per year; in United States they earn 1.88% more than the national average, earning $43,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% less than the national average, earning $43,806 CAD per year.
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