
Origin Displayed: German Spelling variations include: Ahrens, Arens, Ahrends, Ahrendt, Ahren, Aren, Ahrren, Ahrrens, Ahrenz and many more. First found in Saxony, where the family was well established by the Middle Ages. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Lysbet Arens, who arrived with child in New Netherlands, NY, in 1664. Lenart Arens came to Germantown between 1691-1692, while Christian Ahrens arrived in Philadelphia in 1753, as did John Conrad Ahrens in 1773.
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