The Ackermann surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,499 people carried this name — #12,432 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 117,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 2,264 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Ackermann surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ackermann» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
4,762 people named Ackermann live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,185 people named Ackermann.
76 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 54 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 415 people named Ackermann live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
119 people named Ackermann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 169 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
97 people named Ackermann are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Ackermann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Constantin Ackermann d. 1858 · council member
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Erich Ackermann d. 1963
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Alexander Agricola 1446–1506 · composer
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Hans Ackermann 1500– · writer
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Matthäus Ackermann 1544–1606 · civil servant
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Georg Ackermann 1603–1680
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ackermann.
- Ache 216 · U.S. census
- Acher 105 · U.S. census
- Achille 719 · U.S. census
- Achilli 133 · U.S. census
- Achin 211 · U.S. census
- Acker 10,519 · U.S. census
- Acosta 103,418 · U.S. census
- Acquaviva 837 · U.S. census
- Acquistapace 237 · U.S. census
- Actis 189 · U.S. census
- Ada 526 · U.S. census
- Adam 13,574 · U.S. census
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