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Early Origins of the Acree family

The surname Acree was first found in Forez, a former province of France, now part of the modern Loire, the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme départements, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in this region and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived. They were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Acree family

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Acree Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Acre, Acry, Accre, Hacre, Acres and others.

Early Notables of the Acree family

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Acree Ranking

In the United States, the name Acree is the 5,136th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Acree migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Acree Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Kathryn P. Acree, who arrived in America, in 1905
  • Alexander Acree, aged 35, who arrived in America, in 1913
  • Alex Campbell Acree, aged 40, who arrived in America, in 1918
  • Charles H. Acree, aged 28, who arrived in America, in 1921
  • Hubert George Acree, aged 23, who arrived in America from Limerick, Ireland, in 1921

Contemporary Notables of the name Acree (post 1700) +

  • C. H. Acree Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1940 2
  • Angela D. Acree, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2008 2
  • Neal Acree (b. 1974), American award winning composer of film, television, and video game music
  • Cindy Acree, American politician, Member of the Colorado House of Representatives (2009-)
  • James D. "Jim" Acree (1928-1995), American high school football coach
  • Lloyd Edgar Acree (1920-1942), American sailor, posthumous recipient of the Navy Cross, eponym of the USS Lloyd E. Acree (DE-356) and the USS Acree (DE-167)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, August 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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