The Swiss-German surname Ahrens is a Low German patronymic form of "Arnold", which itself derives from an Old German personal name composed of the elements "arn", eagle and "wald", rule. Early examples of the surname in Church Records of German states include: the marriage of Wind Arend and Iischen Caups on March 9th 1645, at Heiden Lippe, and the christening of Trine, daughter of Johan and Margreta Ahrens, on October 20th 1709, at Alt Bukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin. A notable bearer of the name is the Washington Post reporter Frank Ahrens.
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