Explore the Family Name Ackerley

The meaning of Ackerley

1. English (Cheshire, Lancashire): habitational name from Acornley in Foulridge (Lancashire), which is recorded as Akerlandeleye in 1259. 2. Americanized form of German Äckerle (see Aeckerle) and possibly also of its Swiss German cognate Aecherli. Compare Ackerly 2.

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How common is the last name Ackerley in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ackerley has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 46,678 with a count of 429 individuals carrying this last name, representing a proportion of 0.16 per 100k people. By 2010, the rank had jumped to 42,511, an 8.93% change, with a total count of 510 individuals - an 18.88% increase. The proportion per 100k people also increased by 6.25%, indicating a growing prevalence of the surname Ackerley in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#42,511	8.93%
Count	429	510	18.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ackerley

When it comes to ethnic identity, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of those bearing the surname Ackerley identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of 2.66% from 94.87% in 2000 to 92.35% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 50.31%, moving from 3.26% in 2000 to 4.90% in 2010. In 2010, there was also a small percentage (0.98%) of individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. There were no changes in the number of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.40% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.87%	92.35%	-2.66%
Hispanic	3.26%	4.9%	50.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.98%	0%
Two or More Races	1.4%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%