Akerlind Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Akerlind Surname User-submission:

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr).

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Akerlind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Australia821:329,21628,102
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Akerlind Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This us Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the field with a grove nearby. It is derived from the words åker, meaning 'field', or 'acre' and lund, meaning 'grove' or 'land' = åkerlund, old Norse ákrlundr). The Swedish å converts to aa in English, but makes a flat oh sound.

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Akerlind Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akerlind is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerlind? popularity and diffusion

The last name Akerlind is the 1,014,722nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Akerlind live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Akerlind is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States Akerlind is most frequent in: Connecticut, where 28 percent reside, Minnesota, where 20 percent reside and New Jersey, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 33 percent reside and Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Akerlind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Akerlind has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Akerlind surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 433 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Akerlind Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Akerlind last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Akerlind surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akerlind earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.75% less than the national average, earning 298,507 kr per year and in United States they earn 2.17% more than the national average, earning $44,087 USD per year.

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