Explore the Family Name Ahnert

The meaning of Ahnert

German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Aginhart, composed of the elements agin ‘blade, point (of a sword)’ + hart ‘hard, brave’. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Horst, Kurt, Rainer, Reinhold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ahnert experienced a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by approximately 4.51%, moving from 76,946 in 2000 to 80,419 in 2010. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people bearing the surname Ahnert saw a modest increase of 1.72%, rising from 232 individuals in 2000 to 236 in 2010. However, when examined in proportion to the general population per 100,000 individuals, there was an 11.11% decline, indicating that the surname's prevalence has decreased over time.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,946	#80,419	-4.51%
Count	232	236	1.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ahnert

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Ahnert identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. This demographic represented 95.69% of Ahnerts in 2000, which slightly reduced to 94.92% in 2010, marking a decrease of 0.80%. The Hispanic representation within the Ahnert surname holders emerged in 2010, making up 2.12% of the total. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying as two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either absent or suppressed for privacy in the provided data for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.69%	94.92%	-0.8%
Hispanic	0%	2.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%