The Acker Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Acker family.

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The Acker Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Acker
1841 Census5
1851 Census24
1861 Census82
1871 Census143
1881 Census133
1891 Census372
1901 Census166

Most Frequent Forenames for the Acker Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Acker 0 0 12 13 7 18 6
John Acker 1 0 3 12 7 19 5
William Acker 2 0 6 9 4 19 6
Thomas Acker 0 0 4 7 4 18 8
Elizabeth Acker 0 1 4 7 6 12 8
James Acker 0 1 2 4 5 14 6
George Acker 0 2 5 4 6 9 2
Henry Acker 0 1 4 4 6 5 7
Alice Acker 0 0 1 3 4 8 9
Sarah Acker 0 2 3 3 4 9 2
Emily Acker 0 1 0 2 2 9 3
Ellen Acker 0 0 2 3 1 4 7
Alfred Acker 0 2 1 1 3 5 4
Jane Acker 0 1 1 3 4 4 3
Robert Acker 0 2 1 3 1 6 3
Frederick Acker 0 1 1 2 4 5 2
Margaret Acker 0 0 0 0 3 8 4
Richard Acker 0 0 0 1 3 7 3
Charles Acker 0 0 1 3 2 7 0
Joseph Acker 0 0 2 4 1 6 0

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Acker family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Acker

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