# Ahrens (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ahrens/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,182 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,508 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,323 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (9,895 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ahrens in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ahrens in Germany, the United States and the Russian Empire.

## People named Ahrens

- Mariella Ahrens, actress and model from Germany
- Chris Ahrens, American rower
- Eduard Ahrens, Baltic German clergyman and linguist (1803-1863)

## Similar surnames

Arenas, Arens, Armes, Armstrong, Arrington, Armijo, Armstead, Arango, Armas, Aronson, Arneson, Arms.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.