How common is the surname Ahlers?

2,841 people in the United States had the surname Ahlers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,675 Americans. It ranked 11,146th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ahlers?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ahlers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ahlers?

Anny Ahlers, actress and singer (1907–1933).

Where is the surname Ahlers most common?

Wikidata records people named Ahlers in Germany.

Is the surname Ahlers getting more or less common?

More common. 2,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,841 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Ahlers

A surname, carried by 2,841 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A462

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ahlers is more common than 93.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,841 people named Ahlers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,675 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,740.

#11,146

rank among US surnames

2,841

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #10,703)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,138	Henrich	2,843	108,599
#11,142	Getty	2,842	108,637
#11,146	Armand	2,841	108,675
#11,152	Lakes	2,840	108,713
#11,153	Litz	2,839	108,752
#11,154	Heyman	2,838	108,790

Who is named Ahlers

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Ahlers identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ahlerss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anny Ahlers
Actress and singer (1907–1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ahlers

Alers

Ahlers has the Soundex code A462, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A462.

Questions

How common is the surname Ahlers?: 2,841 people in the United States had the surname Ahlers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,675 Americans. It ranked 11,146th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ahlers?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Ahlers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ahlers?: Anny Ahlers, actress and singer (1907–1933).
Where is the surname Ahlers most common?: Wikidata records people named Ahlers in Germany.
Is the surname Ahlers getting more or less common?: More common. 2,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,841 in 2010, up 3.7%.