Explore the Family Name Achen

The meaning of Achen

German and Luxembourgish: habitational name from the city of Aachen in western Germany, near the Dutch and Belgian border. This surname is very rare in Germany; in North America it may thus (also) be an altered form of the more common German variant Aachen.

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How common is the last name Achen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Achen surname has seen a minor decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 62,577 in 2000 to 64,200 in 2010, marking a 2.59% decrease. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased by 3.68%, from 299 to 310 over the same period. Despite these fluctuations, the proportion of people named Achen per 100,000 remained steady at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#64,200	-2.59%
Count	299	310	3.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Achen

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts within the Achen family over the decade. The largest change was seen in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which grew by an impressive 124.88%, jumping from 2.01% in 2000 to 4.52% in 2010. On the other hand, those identifying as two or more races saw a significant decrease of 51.8% during that period. The majority of Achens continued to identify as White, with a slight increase from 90.64% to 90.97%. The Hispanic representation declined slightly from 3.01% to 2.90%. There were no Achens who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.64%	90.97%	0.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.01%	4.52%	124.88%
Hispanic	3.01%	2.9%	-3.65%
Two or More Races	3.34%	1.61%	-51.8%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%