Explore the Family Name Ahles

The meaning of Ahles

German: patronymic from a short form of any of the many medieval personal names composed with Old High German adal ‘noble’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ahles has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 27,313 in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, while in 2010, it moved down to 30,735, a drop of 12.53%. Likewise, the count of individuals carrying this surname fell from 832 in 2000 to 758 in 2010, showing a decline of 8.89%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a decrease from 0.31 to 0.26, marking a 16.13% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,313	#30,735	-12.53%
Count	832	758	-8.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.26	-16.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ahles

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Ahles surname, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. While the Asian/Pacific Islander category dropped to zero from 0.96%, those identifying as two or more races saw an increase from 1.32% to 2.24%, a substantial rise of 69.70%. People of white ethnicity carrying the Ahles surname formed the majority, but their presence diminished slightly from 95.31% in 2000 to 92.74% in 2010, a decrease of 2.70%. Interestingly, the proportion of Hispanics with this surname jumped dramatically by 159.85% from 1.32% to 3.43%. Despite not having any representation in 2000, by 2010, American Indian and Alaskan Natives made up 0.79% of the individuals with the Ahles surname. However, no Black individuals with this surname were recorded in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.31%	92.74%	-2.7%
Hispanic	1.32%	3.43%	159.85%
Two or More Races	1.32%	2.24%	69.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.96%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%