Ackerman (surname)

Updated on Dec 08, 2024

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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.

People

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

Characters

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.

References

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