Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word acre. Therefore, Ackermann means "ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. "Egger" is a German variation of Acker.
A. Bernard Ackerman (1936–2009), American physician and dermatologist
Alf Ackerman (1929–1988), South African footballer
Allan Ackerman, American magician
Arlene Ackerman (1947–2013), American educator
Andy Ackerman (born c. 1956), American director and producer
Bernice Ackerman (1925–1995), American meteorologist
Bettye Ackerman (1924–2006), American actress
Blaster Al Ackerman (died 2013), American mail artist and writer
Bruce Ackerman (born 1943), American law professor
Carl W. Ackerman (1890–1970), American journalist and author
Chad Ackerman (born 1983), American rock singer-songwriter, musician, writer and artist
Craig Ackerman (born c. 1975), radio play-by-play announcer
Dan Ackerman (born 1974), radio deejay and journalist
Diane Ackerman (born 1948), American author, poet, and naturalist
Dick Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
Don Ackerman (1930–2011), American basketball player
Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863–1931), American politician
F. Duane Ackerman (born 1942), American businessman
Forrest J Ackerman (1916–2008), American science fiction writer and editor
Frank Ackerman (born 1946), American economist
Frans Ackerman (c. 1330–1387), Flemish statesman
Gary Ackerman (born 1942), American politician
George W. Ackerman (1884–1962), American photographer
Gordon Ackerman, American journalist and photographer
Graham Ackerman (born 1983), American gymnast
Harold Arnold Ackerman (1928–2009), United States federal judge
Harry Ackerman (1912–1991), American television producer
Hylton Ackerman (1947–2009), South African cricketer
H. D. Ackerman (born 1973), South African cricketer
James Ackerman (disambiguation)
Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, American designers
John Ackerman (disambiguation)
Karen Ackerman (born 1951), American children's author
Keith Ackerman (born 1946), American bishop
Ken Ackerman, American television news anchor
Lauren Ackerman (1905–1993), American physician & pathologist
Leslie Ackerman (born 1956), American actress
Loni Ackerman (born 1949), American musical theatre actress
Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian playwright, novelist, and journalist
Martin S. Ackerman (1932–1993), American lawyer and businessman
Nate Ackerman (born 1978), British-American logician and wrestler
Nathan Ackerman (1908–1971), American psychiatrist and family therapist
Paul Ackerman (1908–1977), American music journalist
Paula Ackerman (1893–1989), first American female rabbi
Peter Ackerman (born 1946), American writer
Ralph Ackerman (1941–2008), photographer and independent filmmaker
Raymond Ackerman (born 1931), South African businessman
Richard Henry Ackerman (1903–1992), American bishop
Rick Ackerman (born 1959), American football player
Robert Ackerman (disambiguation)
Shelley Ackerman (born 1953), American astrologer and actress
Sherry L. Ackerman, American academic and dressage clinician
Spencer Ackerman, American reporter and blogger
Susan Ackerman (disambiguation)
Thomas E. Ackerman (born 1948), American cinematographer
Tom Ackerman (born 1972), American football player
Tracey Ackerman, British singer and songwriter
Tusten Ackerman (1901–1997), American basketball player
Val Ackerman (born 1959), American attorney, sports executive, and basketball player
William Ackerman (born 1949), American guitarist, composer, and founder of Windham Hill Records
Willie Ackerman (1939–2012), American drummer
Mikasa Ackerman, a character from the manga/anime series Attack on Titan.
Levi Ackerman, another character from Attack on Titan.
Kenny Ackerman, another character from Attack on Titan.
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