The acker Surname
acker Name Meaning and History
- Dutch and German: topographic name from Middle High German and Middle Dutch acker ‘(cultivated) field’, hence a byname for a peasant.
- English: topographic name for someone living by a piece of cultivated land, from Middle English aker ‘acre’, ‘field’ (Old English æcer). Compare Akers.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Acker ‘field’ (see 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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