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

Acors, 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 Acors surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Acors in America

Acors is the 75799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Acors surname appeared 254 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 Acors.

We can also compare 2010 data for Acors 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 Acors

The surname Acors is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "ac" meaning oak and "hors" meaning horse, suggesting that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who worked with horses or lived near an oak tree.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Acors can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from the year 1230, where a person named William Acors is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the 13th century.

In the 14th century, the Acors surname appeared in various records across England, including the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, which listed a John Acors. The name also appeared in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire in 1376, where it was spelled as "Acoures."

During the 16th century, the Acors surname was found in various parish records across England. One notable example is Thomas Acors, who was born in 1562 in Stratford-upon-Avon, the same town as William Shakespeare.

In the 17th century, the Acors name was associated with several notable individuals. John Acors (1591-1672) was an English clergyman and author who wrote a treatise on the Book of Revelation. Another prominent figure was Richard Acors (1610-1677), a merchant and politician who served as an alderman in the City of London.

The 18th century saw the Acors surname spread to other parts of the British Isles. In Scotland, a person named James Acors (1728-1798) was a renowned mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics.

One of the most famous individuals with the Acors surname was Samuel Acors (1801-1879), an English inventor and engineer who is credited with designing and building some of the earliest steam locomotives used on railways in the United Kingdom.

Other notable individuals with the Acors surname include Robert Acors (1832-1908), a British artist known for his landscape paintings, and Emily Acors (1867-1940), an American educator and advocate for women's rights who played a key role in establishing several educational institutions in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Acors

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

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

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