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

Ackermann, 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 Ackermann surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ackermann in America

Ackermann is the 12432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ackermann surname appeared 2,499 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ackermann.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ackermann 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 Ackermann

The surname Ackermann is of German origin, derived from the occupational term "Ackermann," which translates to "plowman" or "farmer." This name can be traced back to the early medieval period, around the 12th century, when it was used to identify individuals who worked as farmers or cultivated fields.

The name Ackermann is believed to have originated in various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, where agriculture played a significant role in the local economies. It was initially spelled in different ways, such as Akerman, Ackerman, or Akkerman, reflecting local dialects and variations in spelling conventions.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ackermann can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a medieval manuscript from the Corvey Abbey in Westphalia, Germany, dating back to the 9th century. This document mentions an individual named Ackermann as a landowner or tenant farmer.

In the 13th century, the name Ackermann appeared in various medieval records, such as the Urkundenbuch der Stadt Strassburg (Charter Book of the City of Strasbourg), indicating the presence of individuals with this surname in the Alsace region of modern-day France and Germany.

Notable individuals with the surname Ackermann throughout history include:

1. Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann (1756-1801), a German literary scholar and professor at the University of Mainz.
2. Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), a German-born British publisher and bookseller, known for introducing the popular art of lithography in England.
3. Louise Victorine Ackermann (1813-1890), a French poet and author, known for her work in promoting women's education and rights.
4. Max Ackermann (1887-1975), a German-born American painter and printmaker, known for his etchings and woodcuts depicting urban scenes.
5. Franz Ackermann (born 1963), a German artist and sculptor, known for his large-scale installations and abstract works.

The name Ackermann has also been associated with various place names, such as Ackermannsau, a village in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany, and Ackermann's Farm, a historic farm in Pennsylvania, United States, established by German immigrants in the 18th century.

While the surname Ackermann may have evolved over time and been adopted by families in different regions, its origin can be traced back to the occupation of farming and cultivating fields in medieval Germany, reflecting the agricultural roots of many European surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ackermann

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

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 Ackermann 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 Ackermann 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 Ackermann was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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