Ackermann Surname

10,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Ackermann 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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Ackermann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany32,3431:2,489239
Switzerland6,2981:1,30496
South Africa3,5501:15,2611,923
United States3,4861:103,97611,444
France2,4091:27,5733,345
Brazil6441:332,41412,792
Argentina4491:95,1978,015
Austria3531:24,1233,790
Uruguay2441:14,0651,590
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Netherlands2051:82,37613,768
Denmark2001:28,2242,922
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Hungary1771:55,4595,848
Luxembourg1671:3,476453
England1401:397,98627,485
Poland1131:336,36138,482
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Czechia791:134,60121,287
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Thailand701:1,009,119153,242
Chile661:266,9167,921
Peru581:548,00214,762
Norway571:90,21612,446
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Spain531:882,11434,832
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Venezuela431:702,42011,917
Liechtenstein421:914111
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Greece191:583,14770,237
Finland151:366,44725,366
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Monaco91:4,118434
Israel91:950,84857,975
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Wales51:618,90625,852
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5181:96,9479,860

Ackermann (17) may also be a first name.

Ackermann 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

(Ger.) Husbandman, Agriculturist [O.H.Ger. ackar, acchar, a field + man(n] English Acreman.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Germ. See under Akerman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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

User-submitted Reference

Acker comes from German, meaning 'field'. It is related to the word, acre. Therefore Ackermann means 'field man'.

Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. Egger is a German variation of Acker.

Ackmann is a viarnaitn of Ackermann.

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Ackermann Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ackermann is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ackermann.

How Common Is The Last Name Ackermann? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ackermann is the 10,772nd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 139,638 people. Ackermann is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Ackermann reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ackermann is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 32,343 people, or 1 in 2,489. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany Ackermann is found in 78 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 12 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Ackermann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ackermann has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 673 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 737 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ackermann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ackermann are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ackermann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.61% less than the national average, earning 298,970 kr per year; in Peru they earn 372.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 91,616 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.15% more than the national average, earning R 390,084 per year; in United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $54,597 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hackermann958/
Ackerrmann951/
Ackerman9448,058/
Akermann941,016/
Acermann945/
Haeckermann9061/
Eckermann893,396/
Akkermann891,306/
Hackerman89254/
Auckerman89210/
Aakermann8951/
Ockermann8925/
Ackermand899/
Hakermann899/
Aackerman893/
Achkerman891/
Ackermane891/
Akiermann891/
Ackermman891/
Ackarmann891/
Askermann890/
Acckerman890/
Aekermann890/
Ackermant890/
Akerman885,065/
Acerman8839/
Ackermannová8662/
Heckermann84207/
Eickermann84108/
Häckermann8430/
Oeckermann8413/
Haekermann841/
Haeckerman841/
D'Ackerman841/
Akkerman826,932/
Eckerman821,386/
Ockerman821,120/
Aukerman821,004/
Akierman82282/
Acherman82245/
Ekermann82232/
Akgerman82115/
Akermane8269/
Acremann8242/
Aakerman8237/
Akremann8231/
Öckerman8227/
Askerman8218/
Okermann8218/
Ackarman8211/
Ackermon8210/
Akherman8210/
Ackermam829/
Ackreman829/
Akarmann825/
Akcerman823/
Hakerman821/
Aikerman821/
Aekerman821/
Akerrman821/
Akermant820/
Accerman820/
Eakerman820/
Adkerman820/
Aucerman820/
Ackirman820/
Ackermanová8019/
Eikermann781,134/
Heckerman78325/
Eyckerman78187/
Hockerman78107/
Eickerman7879/
Oekermann7873/
Aucremann7834/
Gockerman7831/
Hekermann7819/
Höckerman7814/
Ekkermann786/
Accherman786/
Achermonn784/
Aukkerman782/
Occkerman782/
Akkermane782/
Oeckerman781/
Acheerman781/
Haucerman781/
Ackerrmon780/
Eckerrman780/
Acreman751,146/
Okerman75393/
Ekerman75276/
Acarman75147/
Akirman7542/
Akarman7529/
Akermam7519/
Akorman757/
Akermon756/
Akreman754/
Aucremanne74151/
Akermanová7413/
Eichermann749/
Hochermann742/
Achirrmann741/
Heekermann740/
Okkerman71265/
Akharman71247/
Ekkerman71244/
Eykerman71140/
Akermoun71100/
Akkirman7172/
Oekerman7158/
Hekerman7155/
Eikerman7150/
Akhirman7142/
Okgerman7135/
Aquerman7124/
Aucreman7116/
Achirman7115/
Ekierman7110/
Hakirman714/
Ehkerman713/
Aicorman712/
Oikerman712/
Ogkerman711/
Ocherman711/
O'Kerman711/
Akkermon711/
Accreman711/
Okermand711/
Hacreman711/
Eycerman710/
Achermon710/
Eckermon710/
Ookerman710/
Akkermanova701/
Akkermanová701/
Hocherman6794/
Akermoune6726/
Hookerman6721/
Oicherman6715/
Oykherman6711/
Oikherman677/
Gokherman676/
Eicherman671/
O'Kerzman671/
Hakhreman671/
Oyskerman670/
Heekerman670/

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Ackermann Reference & Research

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