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The history of the name Akkerman dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from a member of the family who worked as a ploughman, a tiller of the soil, or a farmer. The name Akkerman was originally derived from the Old German word Akermann, which literally means acreman.
The surname Akkerman was first found in Dorset where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor, some say before the Norman Conquest by Duke William in 1066 A.D.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Akkerman research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Akkerman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Akkerman has undergone many spelling variations, including Akerman, Acreman, Ackerman, Akarman, Acherman and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Akkerman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In Netherlands, the name Akkerman is the 445th most popular surname with an estimated 3,760 people with that name. 1
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Akkerman were among those contributors: