Explore the Family Name Ahonen

The meaning of Ahonen

Finnish: cognate of Aho, with the addition of the surname suffix -nen. An ornamental surname, adopted mainly in the 19th century in western Finland (compare Virtanen). A small number of the Ahonen families, however, have old eastern Finnish roots, their name being on record since the 16th century. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Ahti, Arvo, Erkki, Niilo, Olavi, Petri, Reino, Tauno, Vesa, Vieno. Scandinavian Erik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ahonen experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,217th most common but fell to 45,026th by 2010, representing a -6.65% change. The actual count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased from 484 in 2000 to 476 in 2010, marking a -1.65% change. The proportion per 100k people also saw a decrease from 0.18 to 0.16, an -11.11% shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#45,026	-6.65%
Count	484	476	-1.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ahonen

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the predominant ethnicity associated with the Ahonen surname is White, with a slight increase from 97.93% in 2000 to 98.32% in 2010. There was a minimal presence of Hispanic ethnicity at 1.03% in 2000, which increased slightly to 1.05% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as two or more races dropped from 1.03% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no reported instances of the Ahonen surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	98.32%	0.4%
Hispanic	1.03%	1.05%	1.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%