Ahern

English

Alternative forms

• Ahearn, Aherne

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEachtighearna (“descendant of Eachthighearna”), a personal name composed by the elements each (“horse”) + tighearna (“master, lord”).

Proper noun

Ahern (plural Aherns)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ahern is the 4322^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8221 individuals. Ahern is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ahern”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 14.

Anagrams

• Ahner, Haner, Haren, Hearn, Nehra, Rhean, hearn