Ackert

Two possible origins:

• English surname from the Norman personal name Achard, from Proto-Germanic *Agjōharduz, which is composed of the elements *agjō (“edge”) and *harduz (“hard; brave”).
• Borrowed from German Ackert, a surname which shares the same etymology as the English one; it could also be an Americanized spelling of German Eckert.

Ackert (plural Ackerts)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ackert is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Ackert is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ackert”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.