Ackerman Surname

11,689th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

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.

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Ackerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,4691:10,2191,241
South Africa5,3311:10,1631,260
Canada2,0341:18,1152,566
Israel1,7861:4,792707
England1,2301:45,2995,707
Australia5061:53,3516,583
Argentina2601:164,39813,834
Netherlands2281:74,06712,549
Wales2211:14,0021,539
Belgium1701:67,62710,816
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
France711:935,531107,040
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Peru471:676,25816,167
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Uruguay401:85,7948,727
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Finland111:499,70030,478
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Norway61:857,04855,549
India61:127,844,230863,365
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Panama51:782,45211,059
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4661:52,3086,321
Wales381:41,2742,182
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5011:7,725991

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Acreman, Akerman, q.v.; but in most cases the Ackerman of our directories is really the corresp. Ger. Ackermann.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Peasant” in German. From “Acker”, a field. Compare “Acre” in English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, English) One who plowed the lord's land and tended his plow teams.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) A plowman.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

(Saxon.) From Acker, oaken, made of oak, and man. The brave, firm, unyielding man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Ackermann (German), AkkeRman (Dutch/Flemish), Farmer.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Ackerman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ackerman Come From? nationality or country of origin

Ackerman (Arabic: اكرمان) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ackerman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,689th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 151,641 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Ackerman reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 760,591st most frequent first name in the world It is held by 147 people.

Ackerman is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 35,469 people, or 1 in 10,219. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 7 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 6 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Ackerman is found 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 surname rose 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 264 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 582 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ackerman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ackerman are 36.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.66% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackermann9452,189/
Hackerman94254/
Auckerman94210/
Ackermand949/
Aackerman943/
Achkerman941/
Ackermane941/
Ackermman941/
Acckerman940/
Ackermant940/
Akerman935,065/
Acerman9339/
Hackermann898/
Ackerrmann891/
Haeckerman891/
D'Ackerman891/
Akkerman886,932/
Eckerman881,386/
Ockerman881,120/
Akermann881,016/
Aukerman881,004/
Akierman88282/
Acherman88245/
Akgerman88115/
Akermane8869/
Aakerman8837/
Öckerman8827/
Askerman8818/
Ackarman8811/
Ackermon8810/
Akherman8810/
Ackermam889/
Ackreman889/
Acermann885/
Akcerman883/
Hakerman881/
Aikerman881/
Aekerman881/
Akerrman881/
Akermant880/
Accerman880/
Eakerman880/
Adkerman880/
Aucerman880/
Ackirman880/
Haeckermann8461/
Ackermanová8419/
Eckermann823,396/
Akkermann821,306/
Heckerman82325/
Eyckerman82187/
Hockerman82107/
Eickerman8279/
Aakermann8251/
Gockerman8231/
Ockermann8225/
Höckerman8214/
Hakermann829/
Accherman826/
Aukkerman822/
Occkerman822/
Akkermane822/
Oeckerman821/
Acheerman821/
Haucerman821/
Akiermann821/
Ackarmann821/
Askermann820/
Ackerrmon820/
Aekermann820/
Eckerrman820/
Acreman801,146/
Okerman80393/
Ekerman80276/
Acarman80147/
Ackermannová8062/
Akirman8042/
Akarman8029/
Akermam8019/
Akorman807/
Akermon806/
Akreman804/
Heckermann78207/
Eickermann78108/
Häckermann7830/
Akermanová7813/
Oeckermann7813/
Haekermann781/
Okkerman75265/
Akharman75247/
Ekkerman75244/
Ekermann75232/
Eykerman75140/
Akermoun75100/
Akkirman7572/
Oekerman7558/
Hekerman7555/
Eikerman7550/
Acremann7542/
Akhirman7542/
Okgerman7535/
Akremann7531/
Aquerman7524/
Okermann7518/
Aucreman7516/
Achirman7515/
Ekierman7510/
Akarmann755/
Hakirman754/
Ehkerman753/
Aicorman752/
Oikerman752/
Ogkerman751/
Ocherman751/
O'Kerman751/
Akkermon751/
Accreman751/
Okermand751/
Hacreman751/
Eycerman750/
Achermon750/
Eckermon750/
Ookerman750/
Akkermanova741/
Akkermanová741/
Eikermann711,134/
Hocherman7194/
Oekermann7173/
Aucremann7134/
Akermoune7126/
Hookerman7121/
Hekermann7119/
Oicherman7115/
Oykherman7111/
Oikherman717/
Ekkermann716/
Gokherman716/
Achermonn714/
Eicherman711/
O'Kerzman711/
Hakhreman711/
Oyskerman710/
Heekerman710/
Aucremanne67151/
Akcaharman6715/
Ocarman6713/
Eichermann679/
Ecarman673/
Ocreman673/
Hochermann672/
Acremon671/
Akormon671/
Otskherman671/
Ekarman671/
Achirrmann671/
Heekermann670/

Ackerman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ackerman in the Arabic language
اكرمانakrman-

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Ackerman Reference & Research

Ackerman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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