Ahern
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEachtighearna (“descendant of Eachthighearna”), a personal name composed by the elements each (“horse”) + tighearna (“master, lord”).
Proper noun
Ahern (plural Aherns)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ahern is the 4322nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8221 individuals. Ahern is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ahern”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 14.