Explore the Family Name Ahner

The meaning of Ahner

North German: 1. topographic name from ancient Germanic an ‘stream’ or ‘fen’ (see Ahn 2) + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. 2. topographic name for someone living near the river Ahne.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ahner experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ahner was ranked as the 24,368th most popular last name, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 25,833rd position, marking a negative change of 6.01%. The count also dipped slightly from 963 in 2000 to 953 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 1.04%. Consequently, the proportion of people bearing the surname Ahner per 100,000 fell by 11.11% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,368	#25,833	-6.01%
Count	963	953	-1.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.32	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ahner

As for ethnic identity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some noticeable shifts among individuals with the surname Ahner between 2000 and 2010. The number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, increasing by 101.92%. There was also a rise in the numbers of those reporting two or more races (by 30.34%) and those identifying as Hispanic (by 17.60%). Meanwhile, the percentage of Ahners who identified as white decreased slightly by 1.25%. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Black in 2010, whereas no such identification was reported in 2000. The proportions of those claiming American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.16%	94.96%	-1.25%
Two or More Races	1.45%	1.89%	30.34%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.47%	17.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	1.05%	101.92%
Black	0%	0.63%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%