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Where Does The Last Name Ahern Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ahern (Arabic: اهرن) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahern? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ahern is the 25,388^th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 342,879 people. The last name Ahern occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Ahern are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231^st most widely held forename world-wide, held by 89 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,935 people, or 1 in 30,369. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Ahern Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ahern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ahern surname expanded 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 6 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 628 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahern Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ahern surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ahern last name are 0.019999999999996% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ahern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.67% more than the national average, earning R 379,440 per year; in United States they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $50,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,048 CAD per year.