# Ackerman (surname)

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

A surname originating as an occupation.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,401 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,398 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,155 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (24,862 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English acker (“field”) + -man. Originally denoted a farmer who did not own the fields he worked.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ackerman 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ackerman in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Ackerman

- Diane Ackerman, author, poet, and naturalist
- Forrest J Ackerman, American collector of science fiction books and movie memorabilia (1916-2008)
- Bettye Ackerman, American actress (1924-2006)
- Bruce Ackerman, American scholar of constitutional law
- Gary Ackerman, American politician
- Will Ackerman, American guitarist, composer, and producer
- Leslie Ackerman, American actress
- Don Ackerman, American basketball player (1930-2011)
- Robert Allan Ackerman, American film and theatre director (1944–2022)
- Nate Ackerman, American logician
- Nathan Ackerman, American psychiatrist (1908–1971)
- Harry Ackerman, American TV personality (1912–1991)

and 2 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Ackermann, Akerman, Akram, Azurmendi.

## 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.