Athearn Surname

662,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Athearn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Athearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

Athearn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Athearn has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Athearn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 662,685th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name Athearn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Athearn reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Athearn is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Maine, where 12 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States Athearn is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and New Zealand, where 0 percent reside.

Athearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Athearn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Athearn surname increased 358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Athearn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Athearn last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

Athearn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $47,145 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Athearn
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