# Acker (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/acker/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English topographical surname from Old English from Old English æcer (“field”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,519 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,400 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,351 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (10,273 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈækɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Acker in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Acker in the United States and Italy.

## People named Acker

- Amy Acker, American actress
- Kathy Acker, American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997)
- Jean Acker, American actress (1893–1978)
- Alex Acker, American professional basketball player

## Similar surnames

Aker, Auker, Acre, Acero, Ascher, Aguirre, Asher, Aguiar, Aguero, Acree, Auger, Azar.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.