How common is the surname Akerman?

1,110 people in the United States had the surname Akerman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. It ranked 23,019th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Akerman?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Akerman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Akerman?

Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015).

Where is the surname Akerman most common?

Wikidata records people named Akerman in Belgium.

Is the surname Akerman getting more or less common?

More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,110 in 2010, up 14%.

The surname Akerman

A surname, carried by 1,110 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A265

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Akerman is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,110 people named Akerman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 972.

#23,019

rank among US surnames

1,110

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+14.2%

change since 2000 (was #24,180)

Who is named Akerman

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

91% of people named Akerman identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Akermans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chantal Akerman
Belgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Akerman

Akerman has the Soundex code A265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A265.

Questions

How common is the surname Akerman?: 1,110 people in the United States had the surname Akerman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 278,149 Americans. It ranked 23,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Akerman?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Akerman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Akerman?: Chantal Akerman, Belgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015).
Where is the surname Akerman most common?: Wikidata records people named Akerman in Belgium.
Is the surname Akerman getting more or less common?: More common. 972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,110 in 2010, up 14%.