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![Show Contents]() Ackert Surname History
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 England
The name Ackert is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes from the Old French personal names Achart and Aquart. Achard was a personal name in the Domesday Book of 1086. 1 Early Origins of the Ackert familyThe surname Ackert was first found in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 where Henry Achard, Huntingdonshire; and Richard Achard, Yorkshire were listed. Later the Yoprkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 listed Johannes Hachet, Mergareta Hachet, and Robertus Achard. 2 Early History of the Ackert familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ackert research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1150, 1154, 1189, 1273, 1379, 1636, 1679, 1695, 1697 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Ackert History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ackert Spelling VariationsThe first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Ackert has been spelled many different ways, including Hatchard, Hachard, Atchard, Achard and others. Early Notables of the Ackert familyDistinguished members of the family include John Eachard (1636?-1697), an English divine and satirist from Suffolk, twice Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (in 1679 and 1695.)
"He governed his college with the utmost care and fidelity, and to the general satisfaction of the whole university. He procured many donations...
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 Ackert migration to the United States | + |
Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Ackerts to arrive in North America:
Ackert Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Adam Ackert, who arrived in New York in 1710 3
- Conrad Ackert, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1739 3
- Heinrich Ackert, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 3
- Jacob Ackert, who landed in Carolina in 1743 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ackert (post 1700) | + |
- Harold C. Ackert, American politician, Mayor of University City, Missouri, 1955-57 4
- Charles J. Ackert, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1898 4
- August A. Ackert, American politician, Representative from New York 28th District, 1914 4
- Alfred T. Ackert, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1868 4
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, August 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Ackert migration to the United States 
