How common is the surname Acheson?

2,075 people in the United States had the surname Acheson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. It ranked 14,405th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Acheson?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Acheson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Acheson?

Dean Acheson, American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971), followed by Edward Goodrich Acheson.

Where is the surname Acheson most common?

Wikidata records people named Acheson in the United States.

How do you pronounce Acheson?

Acheson is /ˈæt͡ʃɪ.sən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Acheson getting more or less common?

More common. 1,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,075 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Acheson

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,075 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈæt͡ʃɪ.sən/ 3 syllables Soundex A225

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Acheson is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

From a diminutive form of Adam + -son.

Acheson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,075 people named Acheson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,933.

#14,405

rank among US surnames

2,075

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,243)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,398	Hucks	2,076	148,721
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793
#14,409	Ridgley	2,074	148,865

Who is named Acheson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Acheson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Achesons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dean Acheson
American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971)
Edward Goodrich Acheson
American chemist (1856–1931)
Alice Acheson
American painter (1895-1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Acheson

Acheson has the Soundex code A225, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A225.

Questions

Where does the surname Acheson come from?: From a diminutive form of Adam + -son.
How common is the surname Acheson?: 2,075 people in the United States had the surname Acheson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. It ranked 14,405th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Acheson?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Acheson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Acheson?: Dean Acheson, American statesman and lawyer (1893-1971), followed by Edward Goodrich Acheson.
Where is the surname Acheson most common?: Wikidata records people named Acheson in the United States.
How do you pronounce Acheson?: Acheson is /ˈæt͡ʃɪ.sən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Acheson?: Acheson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Acheson getting more or less common?: More common. 1,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,075 in 2010, up 7.3%.