Frequency: (1172)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Norwegian and Swedish (Åker): from åker ‘plowed field’, applied either as an ornamental or a topographic name.
2. Possibly a variant of English, German, and Dutch Acker or of German Eicher.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
