Ackerman (surname)
Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word acre. Therefore, Ackermann means "ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. "Egger" is a German variation of Acker.
People
- A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2009), American physician and dermatologist
- Alf Ackerman (1929–1988), South African footballer
- Allan Ackerman, American magician
- Arlene Ackerman (1947–2013), American educator
- Andy Ackerman (born c. 1956), American director and producer
- Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist
- Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006), American actress
- Blaster Al Ackerman (died 2013), American mail artist and writer
- Bruce Ackerman (born 1943), American law professor
- Carl W. Ackerman (1890–1970), American journalist and author
- Chad Ackerman (born 1983), American rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist
- Craig Ackerman (born c. 1975), radio play-by-play announcer
- Dan Ackerman (born 1974), radio deejay and journalist
- Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist
- Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
- Don Ackerman (1930–2011), American basketball player
- Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863–1931), American politician
- F. Duane Ackerman (born 1942), American businessman
- Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor
- Frank Ackerman (born 1946), American economist
- Frans Ackerman (c. 1330–1387), Flemish statesman
- Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
- George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer
- Gordon Ackerman, American journalist and photographer
- Graham Ackerman (born 1983), American gymnast
- Harold Arnold Ackerman (1928–2009), United States federal judge
- Harry Ackerman (1912–1991), American television producer
- Hylton Ackerman (1947–2009), South African cricketer
- H. D. Ackerman (born 1973), South African cricketer
- James Ackerman (disambiguation)
- Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, American designers
- John Ackerman (disambiguation)
- Karen Ackerman (born 1951), American children's author
- Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop
- Ken Ackerman, American television news anchor
- Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist
- Leslie Ackerman (born 1956), American actress
- Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress
- Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist
- Martin S. Ackerman (1932–1993), American lawyer and businessman
- Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler
- Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist
- Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist
- Paula Ackerman (1893–1989), first American female rabbi
- Peter Ackerman (born 1946), American writer
- Ralph Ackerman (1941–2008), photographer and independent filmmaker
- Raymond Ackerman (born 1931), South African businessman
- Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), American bishop
- Rick Ackerman (born 1959), American football player
- Robert Ackerman (disambiguation)
- Shelley Ackerman (born 1953), American astrologer and actress
- Sherry L. Ackerman, American academic and dressage clinician
- Spencer Ackerman, American reporter and blogger
- Susan Ackerman (disambiguation)
- Thomas E. Ackerman (born 1948), American cinematographer
- Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player
- Tracey Ackerman, British singer and songwriter
- Tusten Ackerman (1901–1997), American basketball player
- Val Ackerman (born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player
- William Ackerman (born 1949), American guitarist, composer, and founder of Windham Hill Records
- Willie Ackerman (1939–2012), American drummer
Characters
- Mikasa Ackerman, a character from the manga/anime series Attack on Titan.
- Levi Ackerman, another character from Attack on Titan, has just had his surname be revealed as Ackerman.
- Kenny Ackerman, another character from Attack on Titan, just has the same last name as Ackerman.
See also
- Ackerman (disambiguation)
- Akkerman (surname)
- Ackermann (surname)
- Akerman
- Åkerman, a Swedish surname
- Ackermans (disambiguation)
References
External links
- Ackerman Last Name Origin - The Internet Surname Database
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