Acres Surname

155,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Acres Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Acre,' or Acres, from residence beside the field or fields called the Acre or Acres.

Bartholomew de Acre, or Akers, bailiff of Norwich, 1282: History of Norfolk.

Oliver del Acre, 36 Henry III.

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Acres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3861:261,51424,673
England6731:82,7919,141
Canada4391:83,9319,326
Australia1011:267,28424,253
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Trinidad and Tobago471:29,0213,035
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
France21:33,211,361423,184
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:112,09511,131

Acres (207) may also be a first name.

Acres Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Acre,' or Acres, from residence beside the field or fields called the Acre or Acres.

Bartholomew de Acre, or Akers, bailiff of Norwich, 1282: History of Norfolk.

Oliver del Acre, 36 Henry III. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Walter del Acre, ibid.

Walter del Acre, Close Rolls 42 Henry III.

William del Acre, Essex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Johannes Acrys, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Roger Acres, 1379: ibid.

1691. Baptised — John, s. Richard Acres: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller at the (cultivated) Fields. [Old English æcer = Old Norse akr, a field].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Saxon.) Camden derives this surname from the Latin Ager, a field. The name, however, is Saxon, and signifies the place of oaks, or oak—man; ac and ake being old terms for oak.

The termination er, in many nouns has the same signification as the Latin vir, a man—as Plower, i. e., Plowman; Baker, Bakerman.

Like oak, the first Acker might have been firm and unyielding in his disposition, or he might have used or sold acorns.

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

(Saxon.) The same as Ackers (which see).

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

Acres is an old name in Ayot St. Lawrence (Cus.).

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

Acres Last Name Facts

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

The last name Acres (Arabic: اكريس) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Acres? popularity and diffusion

Acres is the 155,544th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,586,988 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Acres are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 629,010th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 207 people.

The last name Acres is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,386 people, or 1 in 261,514. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Acres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Acres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Acres surname rose 309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 44 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Acres Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Acres last name is primarily Anglican (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States Acres are 27.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.6% registered with the party.

The amount Acres earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 164.42% more than the national average, earning R 628,356 per year; in United States they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $40,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $52,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Achres911/
Acries911/
Gacres911/
Eacres911/
Acrees910/
Acrest910/
Acre891,583/
D'Acres834/
Acoires831/
Eachres830/
Haycres830/
Asres8039,002/
Acree806,539/
Acrey80655/
Acris80567/
Acred80195/
Acrea80124/
Ackre80116/
Akres8075/
Acret8068/
Acrie8066/
Ascre8030/
Ajres803/
Acrer802/
Accre802/
Eacre801/
Hacre801/
Ocres801/
Aicre801/
Acrre801/
Aqres801/
Aycre800/
Azres800/
Haycrest773/
Ashcrest772/
Acrriess770/
Asrese733,396/
Asress733,101/
Eacret73554/
Acrish7341/
Akresh7332/
Ackree7313/
Aucrey7313/
Asrees7312/
Assres738/
D'Acre736/
Hajres734/
Acrech732/
Accred732/
Hackre732/
Asresh732/
Akyres732/
Ackrey731/
Ocress731/
Acreed731/
Acrice731/
Ascree731/
Adjres731/
Hasres731/
Acrise731/
Ascrez731/
Ajrest731/
Akries731/
Ahcrje731/
Aijres731/
Acrett730/
Ackris730/
Acrher730/
Akreus730/
Aqyres730/
Acrois730/
Acredd730/
Akre6710,259/
Acri673,462/
Acra672,260/
Hadjres67361/
Eacrett67135/
Akresse6774/
Acriche6748/
Akreesh6743/
Ocre6739/
Ackrish6735/
Acreche6723/
Akreits679/
Asrress679/
Hajresh678/
Akreets675/
Acry673/
Hackrey672/
Hacrett672/
Asresse672/
Hajress672/
Eacreat671/
Gackris671/
Aquyres671/
Assrese671/
Ocayres671/
O'Cress671/
Akhrest671/
Akreash671/
Adsrees671/
Akhries671/
Ackreyd670/
Aikeres670/
Eichres670/

Acres Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Acres in the Arabic language
اكريسakrys-

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