Explore the Family Name Amacker

The meaning of Amacker

Swiss German: topographic name from am Acker ‘by the field’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Amacker has remained relatively stable from 2000 to 2010. It held the rank of 29,662 in 2000 and moved only one position up to 29,661 in 2010, a negligible change of -0.0 percent. The count of individuals with this surname increased by a modest 6.01 percent over the same period, growing from 749 to 794. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of -3.57 percent, indicating that while the number of people with the Amacker surname has grown, it has not kept pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,662	#29,661	0%
Count	749	794	6.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amacker

In terms of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Amacker, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 70.36 percent to 69.90 percent. Those identifying as Black made up the second-largest group at 25.10 percent in 2000, decreasing to 23.93 percent in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.14 percent to 3.53 percent. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races also saw a slight increase, moving from 1.47 percent to 1.51 percent. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.36%	69.9%	-0.65%
Black	25.1%	23.93%	-4.66%
Hispanic	2.14%	3.53%	64.95%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.51%	2.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%