# Akers (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 25,290 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,405 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,208 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (24,353 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.kɚz/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Akers 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) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Akers in the United States.

## People named Akers

- Michelle Akers, American soccer player (born 1966)
- Thomas Akers, American astronaut
- Karen Akers, American actress
- David Akers, American football player (born 1974)
- Doris Akers, American music composer, arranger and singer (1923-1995)
- Benjamin Paul Akers, American sculptor (1825-1861)

## Similar surnames

Ackerson, Acres.

## 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.