Ackerman (surname)

Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word acre.^[1]^[2] Therefore, Ackermann means "ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. The Ashkenazi surname Ackerman sometimes refers to the town of Akkerman in Bessarabia, south-west of Odessa.^[3]

People

Academics

A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2008), American physician and dermatologist
Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist
Edward Augustus Ackerman (1911-1973), American geographer
Frank Ackerman (1946–2019), American economist
Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist
Maya Ackerman, Russian-American computer scientist
Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist
Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler

Broadcasters

Brady Ackerman, American sports commentator
Craig Ackerman (born c. 1975), radio play-by-play announcer
Dan Ackerman (born 1974), radio deejay and journalist
Ken Ackerman, American television news anchor
Ken Ackerman (radio announcer) (1922-2017), American radio announcer, disc jockey, and news anchor.

Businesspeople

F. Duane Ackerman (born 1942), American businessman
Martin S. Ackerman (1932–1993), American lawyer and businessman
Peter Ackerman (1946–2022), British businessman
Raymond Ackerman (1931–2023), South African businessman
Roy Ackerman (1942-2017), English restaurateur

Clergy

Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop
Paula Ackerman (1893–1989), first American female rabbi
Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), American bishop

Film and television production

Andy Ackerman (born c. 1956), American director and producer
Harry Ackerman (1912–1991), American television producer
Ralph Ackerman (1941–2008), photographer and independent filmmaker
Raymond Ackerman, American filmmaker
Thomas E. Ackerman (born 1948), American cinematographer

Performers

Allan Ackerman, American magician
Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006), American actress
Chad Ackerman (born 1983), American rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist
Leslie Ackerman (born 1956), American actress
Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress
Malin Åkerman (born 1978), Swedish-American actress, model and singer
Shelley Ackerman (1953–2020), American astrologer and actress
Tracy Ackerman, British singer and songwriter
William Ackerman (born 1949), American guitarist, composer, and founder of Windham Hill Records
Willie Ackerman (1939–2012), American drummer

Photographers

George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer
Gordon Ackerman, American journalist and photographer
Richard Ackerman, American natural and landscape photographer

Politicians

Annie Ackerman (1914-1989), American political activist
Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863–1931), American politician
Frans Ackerman (c. 1330–1387), Flemish statesman
Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
Jay Ackerman (1933–2007), American farmer and politician
José Chlimper Ackerman (born 1955), Peruvian banker and politician
Mia Ackerman (born 1965), American politician

Sportspeople

Alf Ackerman (1929–1988), South African footballer
Don Ackerman (1930–2011), American basketball player
Graham Ackerman (born 1983), American gymnast
H. D. Ackerman (born 1973), South African cricketer
Hylton Ackerman (1947–2009), South African cricketer
Marques Ackerman (born 1996), South African first-class cricketer
Rick Ackerman (born 1959), American football player
T. J. Ackerman (born 1975), former Canadian football offensive tackle
Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player
Tom Ackerman (basketball), American basketball player and coach
Tony Ackerman (born 1984), English former professional footballer
Travis Ackerman (born 1999), South African cricketer
Tusten Ackerman (1901–1997), American basketball player
Val Ackerman (born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player

Writers

Andrea Ackerman, American artist, theorist and writer
Blaster Al Ackerman (1939–2013), American mail artist and writer
Carl W. Ackerman (1890–1970), American journalist and author
Caroline Iverson Ackerman (1918-2012), American aviator, journalist, reporter and educator
Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist
Elliot Ackerman (born 1980), American author
Felicia Nimue Ackerman (born 1947), American author, poet, and philosopher
Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor
Jennifer Ackerman (born 1959), American nature writer
Joanne Leedom-Ackerman (born 1947), American novelist, short story writer and journalist
Karen Ackerman (born 1951), American children's author
Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist
Peter Ackerman (playwright), American playwright, actor, and screenwriter

Others

Arlene Ackerman (1947–2013), American educator
Bruce Ackerman (born 1943), American law professor
Harold A. Ackerman (1928–2009), United States federal judge
James Ackerman (disambiguation)
Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, American designers
John Ackerman (disambiguation)
John William Ackerman (1825-1905), South African knight
Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist
Robert Ackerman (disambiguation)
Sherry L. Ackerman, American academic and dressage clinician
Spencer Ackerman, American reporter and blogger
Susan Ackerman (disambiguation)
Chyasa Ackerman (American musicals)

Characters

Kenny Ackerman, from Attack on Titan
Levi Ackerman, from Attack on Titan
Mikasa Ackerman, from Attack on Titan

References

^ Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ Dan, Rottenberg (1977). Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy. Genealogical Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 0-8063-1151-7.

External links

Ackerman Last Name Origin – The Internet Surname Database

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[Hanks_2003-1] Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[Hanks_Coates_McClure_2016-2] Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[3] Dan, Rottenberg (1977). Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy. Genealogical Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 0-8063-1151-7.

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v t e Surnames associated with the occupations of farmer/ploughman/peasant etc.
Germanic	Farmer, Plowman, Cotter, Cotterill, Bond, Huber, Hübner Bauer, Ackerman, Baumann, Ackermann, Bumann, Buhmann, Pachter, Hüfner Hoffman, Hoffmann, Hofmann, Hofman, Huffman, Hofmans Boer (De Boer), Ploog, Neubauer, Neubert, Neugebauer, Viertel, Wiedemann Bonde, Farman
Semitic	Fellah Bartholomew
Slavic	Kmet Pluzhnikov Pluznyk/Pluzhnik Sedlák Sedláček Rolnik Láník
Other	Arājs (Latvian) Campagnaro, Massaro (Romance) Georgios (Greek) Rolnikas (Lithuanian)