Ahr
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom German, derived from an obsolete word for "water" present in other hydronyms such as Aachen and Aach, from Proto-West Germanic *ahu (“river”).
Proper noun
editAhr
References
edit- Guide to Bonn and its environs [tr. from Der Fremde in Bonn].. (1845). Germany: B. Pleimes, p. 58
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editAhr (plural Ahrs)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ahr is the 41501st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 524 individuals. Ahr is most common among White (92.56%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ahr”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.