Ackermann Surname
Approximately 52,189 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameAckermann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 32,343 | 1:2,489 | 239 |
| Switzerland | 6,298 | 1:1,304 | 96 |
| South Africa | 3,550 | 1:15,261 | 1,923 |
| United States | 3,486 | 1:103,976 | 11,444 |
| France | 2,409 | 1:27,573 | 3,345 |
| Brazil | 644 | 1:332,414 | 12,792 |
| Argentina | 449 | 1:95,197 | 8,015 |
| Austria | 353 | 1:24,123 | 3,790 |
| Uruguay | 244 | 1:14,065 | 1,590 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Netherlands | 205 | 1:82,376 | 13,768 |
| Denmark | 200 | 1:28,224 | 2,922 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Hungary | 177 | 1:55,459 | 5,848 |
| Luxembourg | 167 | 1:3,476 | 453 |
| England | 140 | 1:397,986 | 27,485 |
| Poland | 113 | 1:336,361 | 38,482 |
| Dominican Republic | 85 | 1:122,740 | 5,063 |
| Czechia | 79 | 1:134,601 | 21,287 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| Thailand | 70 | 1:1,009,119 | 153,242 |
| Chile | 66 | 1:266,916 | 7,921 |
| Peru | 58 | 1:548,002 | 14,762 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Spain | 53 | 1:882,114 | 34,832 |
| Croatia | 46 | 1:91,926 | 15,142 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Liechtenstein | 42 | 1:914 | 111 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Finland | 15 | 1:366,447 | 25,366 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Monaco | 9 | 1:4,118 | 434 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| Ecuador | 6 | 1:2,650,974 | 26,148 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 518 | 1:96,947 | 9,860 |
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.
(Ger.) Husbandman, Agriculturist [O.H.Ger. ackar, acchar, a field + man(n] English Acreman.
(German, English) One who plowed the lord's land and tended his plow teams.
Germ. See under Akerman.
(Saxon.) From Acker, oaken, made of oak, and man. The brave, firm, unyielding man.
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.
- cajunfreakAckermann Demographics
Average Male Ackermann Height
176.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Ackermann Reference & Research
Ackerman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Ackerman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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