what kind of name is ahearn
Many Irish surnames can be traced back to their Gaelic forms. The name Ahearn originally appeared in Gaelic as O hEachthigheirn or O hEachthigheirna, made up of the words each meaning steed, and thighearna, meaning lord.. This was first Anglicized O'Hagherin, which was later changed to O'Aherne before the prefix was eventually dropped. CITATION[CLOSE]