Ackhurst Surname

625,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ackhurst Surname Definition:

One or two places in the Weald of Sussex and Kent bear this name, which signifies "the wood of oak trees," from Anglo-Saxon Ac and hurst.

Ackhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3671:147,62316,807
Australia561:482,06636,890
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England231:2,422,52489,093
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Ackhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One or two places in the Weald of Sussex and Kent bear this name, which signifies "the wood of oak trees," from Anglo-Saxon Ac and hurst.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

John Akehurst was mayor of Hastings in 1614 (M.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ackhurst Last Name Facts

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

Ackhurst is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ackhurst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 625,459th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 14,872,543 people. The surname Ackhurst is mostly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Ackhurst live; 76 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 367 people, or 1 in 147,623. In South Africa Ackhurst is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 34 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent reside and Western Cape, where 25 percent reside. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Ackhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ackhurst has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ackhurst surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ackhurst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ackhurst earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 100.48% more than the national average, earning R 476,424 per year and in Canada they earn 80.01% more than the national average, earning $89,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akhurst93975/
Hauckhurst890/
Eakhurst8821/
Akheurst880/
Akurst860/
Eickhurst820/
Aukurst802/
Akaurst801/
Akhorst800/
Ekhurst800/
Ockhorst7539/
Eakhorst750/
Eckhirst750/
Eickhorst71460/
Haakhorst712/
Eikhorst638/
Eykhorst637/
Eickorst631/
Hokorst534/

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Ackhurst Reference & Research

Akehurst 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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Footnotes

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