The Ahearn surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,628 people carried this name — #7,211 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 63,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,564 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Ahearn surname

Variant of Ahern.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ahearn» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Ahearn in American newspapers,
1886–1916.

Newspaper page from Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette carrying the name Ahearn
Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette 1916-02-02
Newspaper page from The White Pine News carrying the name Ahearn
The White Pine News 1886-03-13
Newspaper page from Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette carrying the name Ahearn
Evening Capital And Maryland Gazette 1916-02-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 29,003 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ahearn in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

11,180 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ahearn. The most, 2,162, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,359
Victoria 2,942
Queensland 2,238
Western Australia 560
South Australia 521
Tasmania 467
ACT (Canberra) 50
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ahearn.

Who carried it

People named Ahearn,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Margaret Howett Ahearn
    Margaret Howett Ahearn 1849–1915
  • Thomas Ahearn
    Thomas Ahearn 1855–1938 · engineer
  • Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill
    Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill 1880–1975 · actor
  • T. Franklin Ahearn
    T. Franklin Ahearn 1886–1962 · businessperson
  • Dan Ahearn
    Dan Ahearn 1888–1942 · athletics competitor
  • Mike Ahearn 1878–1948 · basketball coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ahearn,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,200 records

2,200 records of the Ahearn name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,181
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 421
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 209
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 132
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 99
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 88
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 66
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John F. Ahearn

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; stock clerk. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II; died 1968, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ellen Ahearn

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 21; servant. From Carlow, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John Edward Ahearn

    U.S. Air Force veteran. Born 1964, died 1987; buried at Alexandria National Cemetery, Louisiana.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,200 records for Ahearn in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia293 records

293 records of the Ahearn name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 83
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 75
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 71
  • Tasmanian Names Index 52
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 10
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Ann Ahearn

    Died 1930 in Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1930.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Patrick Ahearn

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Almora, aged 24; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Ahearn

    Of Wrens Nest, County of Georgiana; died 1881.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 293 records for Ahearn in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada25 records

25 records of the Ahearn name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 17
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 7
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Ernest Ahearn

    Buried in 1996 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 51.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Myrtle Ahearn

    Died 1919 in L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaret Ahearn

    Married 1875 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 25 records for Ahearn in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Ahearn name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Patrick Ahearn

    Died 1973, aged 52; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Laura Ahearn

    Died 1995, aged 77; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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