Acker
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Acker is a surname from German or Old English, meaning "field". It is related to the word "acre", and is the root of the surname Ackerman.
People with the surname Acker:
- Alex Acker (born 1983), American basketball player
- Amy Acker (born 1976), American actor
- Gert Acker, Austrian/German ice hockey player
- Jean Acker (1893-1978), American actor
- Kathy Acker (1947-1997), American writer
- Tom Acker (born 1930), American baseball pitcher
- William Acker, federal district judge in Alabama
- Wolfert Acker (1667-1753), colonial American literary subject, and father of Siber Acker, Abraham Acker and Steven Acker
Acker is also sometimes used as a personal name:
- Acker Bilk (born 1929), English musician.

