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    The surname Ahn

    A Korean surname, carried by 10,567 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex A500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ahn is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

    Borrowed from Korean 안(安) (An).

    One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,567 people named Ahn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,218 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,130.

    #3,379
    rank among US surnames
    10,567
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +30%
    change since 2000 (was #4,010)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,370Zeller10,59529,141
    #3,371Carbone10,59129,152
    #3,372Maxey10,58429,171
    #3,373Narvaez10,57929,185
    #3,374Peng10,57529,196
    #3,375Pichardo10,57229,204
    #3,376Stepp10,57129,207

    Who is named Ahn

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

    94% of people named Ahn identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Ahns

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Priscilla Ahn
      American singer-songwriter, born 1984
    • Andrew Ahn
      American filmmaker, born 1980
    • Ali Ahn
      American actress, born 1981

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ahn come from?
    Borrowed from Korean 안(安) (An).
    How common is the surname Ahn?
    10,567 people in the United States had the surname Ahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,218 Americans. It ranked 3,379th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ahn?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Ahn identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ahn?
    Priscilla Ahn, American singer-songwriter, followed by Andrew Ahn.
    Where is the surname Ahn most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ahn in the United States.
    Is the surname Ahn getting more or less common?
    More common. 8,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,567 in 2010, up 30%.