Akres Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Akres 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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Akres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Akres 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

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

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

Akres Last Name Facts

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

Akres is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akres? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,185,341st most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Akres live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Akres is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Akres is mostly found in: Missouri, where 15 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 20 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Akres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Akres has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Akres surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akres last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Akres earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.96% less than the national average, earning $27,202 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akresh9132/
Akyres912/
Akries911/
Akreus910/
Akresse8374/
Akreesh8343/
Akreits839/
Akreets835/
Akreash831/
Akhrest831/
Akhries831/
Aikeres830/
Acres802,817/
Akris80211/
Ekres8097/
Okres8019/
Akrez809/
Aqres801/
Akrish73555/
Akhris73289/
Acreus73234/
Okrzes73116/
Akrysh7354/
Agkris7321/
Okress7313/
Oskres7312/
Okresz736/
Akkris735/
Akhrez733/
Akrris732/
Acries731/
Eacres731/
Akriss731/
Akreez731/
Gacres731/
Ekress731/
Ekresh731/
Acrees730/
Acrest730/
Ackris730/
Aqyres730/
Accreus6762/
Ackrish6735/
Akhrish6722/
D'Acres674/
Ashkrez673/
Aykroys672/
Akhreez672/
Akreche671/
Gackris671/
Aquyres671/
Akretch671/
Akridse671/
Akhrais671/
Acoires671/
Akrisch671/
Ocayres671/
O'Kress671/
Hakrish671/
Haycres670/
Haukris670/

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