Akerman Surname

94,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Akerman 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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Akerman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6021:226,25421,861
England8421:66,1737,690
Poland4721:80,52712,508
Argentina4211:101,5288,575
Canada2941:125,32513,101
Japan2021:632,89316,232
Russia1711:842,82568,228
Brazil1351:1,585,73652,536
Wales1331:23,2672,460
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Ukraine921:494,81256,975
South Africa811:668,86148,796
France501:1,328,454133,611
Croatia481:88,09614,714
Turkey411:1,898,08367,283
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Austria161:532,21549,801
Israel131:658,28045,106
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Panama61:652,04310,051
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Northern Cyprus31:106,3378,831
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:59,0206,931
Wales191:82,5483,796
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:101,45210,276

Akerman (137) may also be a first name.

Akerman 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

(English) Field-Worker, Husband­man. [Old English æcer = Old Norse akr, a field +man].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

Anglo-Saxon AEcer-mon, afieldman, farmer, ploughman, clown. Bosworth. The German Acltcrmann, naturalized amongst us, has precisely the same signification. The forms in the H.R. are Akerman, le Akermon, le Akermannes, Acherman, and le Acreman. Sometimes the Akermanni were a peculiar class of feudal tenants, the tenure of whose lands is uncertain, as it is stated that the lord could take them into his own hands when he would, yet without injury to the hereditary succession. These holdings were very small, consisting in some instances of five acres only. Hale's St. Paul's Domesd., p. xxiv. "Agricola, aecer-man." Wright's Vocab. p. 74.

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

Akerman: occurs repeatedly in the Hundred Rolls, and seems to mean a ploughman.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Akerman Last Name Facts

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

Akerman (Russian: Акерман) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akerman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,077th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,438,805 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Akerman reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Akerman is also the 790,880th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 137 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,602 people, or 1 in 226,254. In The United States Akerman is primarily found in: New York, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Akerman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Akerman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Akerman last name expanded 324 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Akerman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Akerman surname are 34.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Akerman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.92% more than the national average, earning R 349,128 per year; in United States they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $48,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.75% less than the national average, earning $46,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackerman9348,058/
Akkerman936,932/
Akermann931,016/
Aukerman931,004/
Akierman93282/
Akgerman93115/
Akermane9369/
Aakerman9337/
Askerman9318/
Akherman9310/
Akcerman933/
Hakerman931/
Aikerman931/
Aekerman931/
Akerrman931/
Akermant930/
Eakerman930/
Adkerman930/
Ackermann8852,189/
Akkermann881,306/
Hackerman88254/
Auckerman88210/
Aakermann8851/
Ackermand889/
Hakermann889/
Aackerman883/
Aukkerman882/
Akkermane882/
Achkerman881/
Ackermane881/
Akiermann881/
Ackermman881/
Askermann880/
Acckerman880/
Aekermann880/
Ackermant880/
Okerman86393/
Ekerman86276/
Akirman8642/
Acerman8639/
Akarman8629/
Akermam8619/
Akorman867/
Akermon866/
Akreman864/
Akermanová8213/
Hackermann828/
Haekermann821/
Ackerrmann821/
Haeckerman821/
D'Ackerman821/
Eckerman801,386/
Ockerman801,120/
Okkerman80265/
Akharman80247/
Acherman80245/
Ekkerman80244/
Ekermann80232/
Eykerman80140/
Akermoun80100/
Akkirman8072/
Oekerman8058/
Hekerman8055/
Eikerman8050/
Akhirman8042/
Okgerman8035/
Akremann8031/
Öckerman8027/
Aquerman8024/
Okermann8018/
Ackarman8011/
Ackermon8010/
Ekierman8010/
Ackermam809/
Ackreman809/
Akarmann805/
Acermann805/
Hakirman804/
Ehkerman803/
Oikerman802/
Ogkerman801/
O'Kerman801/
Akkermon801/
Okermand801/
Accerman800/
Aucerman800/
Ookerman800/
Ackirman800/
Haeckermann7861/
Ackermanová7819/
Akkermanova781/
Akkermanová781/
Eckermann753,396/
Eikermann751,134/
Heckerman75325/
Eyckerman75187/
Hockerman75107/
Eickerman7579/
Oekermann7573/
Gockerman7531/
Akermoune7526/
Ockermann7525/
Hookerman7521/
Hekermann7519/
Höckerman7514/
Oykherman7511/
Oikherman757/
Ekkermann756/
Accherman756/
Gokherman756/
Occkerman752/
Oeckerman751/
Acheerman751/
Haucerman751/
O'Kerzman751/
Ackarmann751/
Hakhreman751/
Ackerrmon750/
Oyskerman750/
Heekerman750/
Eckerrman750/
Ackermannová7462/
Acreman711,146/
Heckermann71207/
Acarman71147/
Eickermann71108/
Häckermann7130/
Akcaharman7115/
Ocarman7113/
Oeckermann7113/
Ecarman713/
Akormon711/
Ekarman711/
Heekermann710/
Acremann6742/
Ozkırman6720/
Aucreman6716/
Achirman6715/
Okkirman6710/
Equerman673/
Aicorman672/
Akarmoun672/
Ocherman671/
Akkirmon671/
Accreman671/
Hacreman671/
Eycerman670/
Achermon670/
Eckermon670/

Akerman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akerman in the Russian language
Акерманakerman-

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