Find out how popular the last name Achen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Achen.

Achen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Achen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Achen in America

Achen is the 64200th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Achen surname appeared 310 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Achen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Achen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Achen

The surname Achen has its origins in Germany, specifically in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is believed to have emerged in the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

Achen is derived from the Old German word "ach," which means "water" or "stream." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to people who lived near a river or a body of water. The suffix "-en" was commonly added to German place names and surnames to indicate a location or origin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Achen can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the Rhine region, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the area by that time.

The name Achen is also closely associated with the city of Aachen, which was known as Aquisgranum in Latin during the Middle Ages. The city's name is derived from the same root word "ach," referring to the hot springs and thermal baths that were present in the region. It is possible that some individuals with the surname Achen may have been originally from or associated with this city.

One notable individual with the surname Achen was Johann Achen, a German painter and engraver who lived in the 16th century (c. 1551-1615). He was known for his religious paintings and woodcuts, and his works can be found in various churches and museums across Europe.

Another historical figure was Johann Georg Achen, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived in the 17th century (1592-1667). He served as a professor of law at the University of Frankfurt and wrote several influential works on legal theory and practice.

In the 18th century, Johann Achen (1721-1787) was a notable German architect and builder. He was responsible for the design and construction of several churches and public buildings in his native Westphalia region.

The name Achen also has connections to the Netherlands, where it is sometimes spelled as "Aken." One example is Cornelis Ploos van Amstel-Aken (1726-1798), a Dutch politician and diplomat who served as the mayor of Amsterdam in the late 18th century.

Finally, Hans Achen (1858-1936) was a German-American artist and illustrator who lived and worked in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his illustrations in books and magazines, as well as his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the American West.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Achen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Achen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Achen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Achen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Achen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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