Find out how popular the last name Ackelson is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ackelson.

Ackelson, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ackelson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ackelson in America

Ackelson is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ackelson surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ackelson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ackelson to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ackelson

The surname Ackelson has its origins in Scandinavia, specifically in Sweden. The name is believed to have emerged in the 14th century, derived from the Old Norse words "akkr" meaning "field" and "son," indicating a person who was the son of someone associated with a field or farming.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Ackelson name can be found in the Swedish Census Rolls of 1387, where a Petrus Ackelson is listed as a landowner in the region of Småland. The name was also mentioned in the Södermanlands Mantalslängder (tax records) of 1472, where an Olof Ackelson is recorded as a resident of Nyköping.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Ackelson name began to spread across Scandinavia and into other parts of Europe. In 1612, a Johan Ackelson was documented as a merchant in the city of Lübeck, Germany. Around the same time, a group of Ackelson families is believed to have migrated to the Netherlands, where the name evolved into various spellings, such as Akkelsen and Akkelsoon.

One notable historical figure bearing the Ackelson name was Erik Ackelson (1599-1672), a Swedish military officer who served in the Thirty Years' War and was awarded the title of Baron for his bravery and leadership on the battlefield.

In the 18th century, the Ackelson name began to appear in North America, likely due to Swedish and Norwegian immigration. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Anders Ackelson (1712-1789), a farmer who settled in the Delaware Valley region of Pennsylvania in the 1740s.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Ingrid Ackelson (1832-1906), a Norwegian-American author and activist who campaigned for women's rights and education in the Midwest. Her memoirs, "From Farm to City: The Journey of a Scandinavian Immigrant," provide valuable insights into the experiences of 19th-century Scandinavian immigrants in the United States.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Ackelson name continued to spread throughout North America, with notable individuals including John Ackelson (1867-1943), a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, and William Ackelson (1883-1961), an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Ackelson Foundation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ackelson

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ackelson.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ackelson was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ackelson has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ackelson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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