Ackerman Surname
Approximately 48,058 people bear this surname
Ackerman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Acreman': a ploughman, a husbandman, a tiller of the soil; 'both prestis and knightis mosten bicome acremen and heerdis,' 1389: History English Dic.
'The foules up, and song on bough.
Read More About This SurnameAckerman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35,469 | 1:10,219 | 1,241 |
| South Africa | 5,331 | 1:10,163 | 1,260 |
| Canada | 2,034 | 1:18,115 | 2,566 |
| Israel | 1,786 | 1:4,792 | 707 |
| England | 1,230 | 1:45,299 | 5,707 |
| Australia | 506 | 1:53,351 | 6,583 |
| Argentina | 260 | 1:164,398 | 13,834 |
| Netherlands | 228 | 1:74,067 | 12,549 |
| Wales | 221 | 1:14,002 | 1,539 |
| Belgium | 170 | 1:67,627 | 10,816 |
| New Zealand | 110 | 1:41,167 | 6,893 |
| France | 71 | 1:935,531 | 107,040 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Peru | 47 | 1:676,258 | 16,167 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Uruguay | 40 | 1:85,794 | 8,727 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Finland | 11 | 1:499,700 | 30,478 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 466 | 1:52,308 | 6,321 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,501 | 1:7,725 | 991 |
Ackerman (147) may also be a first name.
Ackerman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Acreman': a ploughman, a husbandman, a tiller of the soil; 'both prestis and knightis mosten bicome acremen and heerdis,' 1389: History English Dic.
'The foules up, and song on bough.
And acremen vede to the plough.'
Roger le Acreman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alexander Acherman, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Hugh Akermun, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Peter de Akerman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Akermann is of German birth.
= Acreman, Akerman, q.v.; but in most cases the Ackerman of our directories is really the corresp. Ger. Ackermann.
“Peasant” in German. From “Acker”, a field. Compare “Acre” in English.
(German, English) One who plowed the lord's land and tended his plow teams.
(from an ancestor's occupation) A plowman.
(Saxon.) From Acker, oaken, made of oak, and man. The brave, firm, unyielding man.
(English), Ackermann (German), AkkeRman (Dutch/Flemish), Farmer.
Ackerman Demographics
Average Ackerman Salary in
United States
$46,776 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ackerman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ackerman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ackerman (Arabic: اكرمان) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ackerman? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ackerman is the 11,689th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,641 people. The last name Ackerman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ackerman live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ackerman is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring forename worldwide It is held by 147 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 35,469 people, or 1 in 10,219. In The United States Ackerman is primarily found in: Florida, where 7 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Ackerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ackerman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 582 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ackerman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ackerman last name are 36.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.66% registered with the party.
The amount Ackerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning 290,061 kr per year; in Peru they earn 379.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 92,966 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.85% more than the national average, earning R 370,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 33.4% less than the national average, earning $15,120,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $49,994 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ackerman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ackerman in the Arabic language | ||
| اكرمان | akrman | - |
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Ackerman Reference & Research
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