The surname Ahl
A surname, carried by 1,549 people in the United States.
1 syllable Soundex A400
Origin
* As a German surname, from Aal (“eel”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from Ahle (“awl”). * As a Swedish surname, from al (“alder”). The -h- appears to be an Anglicization.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,549 people named Ahl in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 199,319 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,551.
#18,018
rank among US surnames
1,549
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
-0.1%
change since 2000 (was #16,925)
Who is named Ahl
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Ahl identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
- White (not Hispanic) 95%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
- Two or more races 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Questions
- Where does the surname Ahl come from?
- * As a German surname, from Aal (“eel”). * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from Ahle (“awl”). * As a Swedish surname, from al (“alder”). The -h- appears to be an Anglicization.
- How common is the surname Ahl?
- 1,549 people in the United States had the surname Ahl in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,319 Americans. It ranked 18,018th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ahl?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ahl identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Is the surname Ahl getting more or less common?
- Less common. 1,551 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,549 in 2010, down 0.1%.