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 this surname include: Alex Acker (born 1983), American basketball player Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress Bill Acker (born 1956), American football player Dieter Acker (1940–2006), German composer Ed Acker (born 1929), American businessman Enrico Acker (born 1990), South African rugby player Ephraim Leister Acker (1827–1903), American politician Fredda Acker (1925–1980), American baseball player and beauty queen Hans Acker (c. 1380 – 1461), German stained glass artist Henry Acker (1804–1874 or 1875), American politician Jacob Acker, 15th-century German painter Jean Acker (1892–1978), American actress Jim Acker (born 1958), American baseball player Joan Acker (1924–2016), American feminist sociologist Johann Heinrich Acker (1647–1719), German writer John Acker (1870–1933), American politician Julia Acker (1898–1942), Polish artist Kathy Acker (1947–1997), American writer Lewis Acker (c.1817–1885), New Zealand whaler, boat builder, trader, and farmer Marjorie Acker Phillips (1894–1985), American painter Maurice Acker (born 1987), American basketball player Milo M. Acker (1853–1922), American politician from New York Shane Acker (born 1971, American filmmaker Sharon Acker (born 1935), Canadian actress Steadham Acker (1896–1952), American aviator Tom Acker (1930–2021), American baseball player William Acker (1927–2018), American judge from Alabama Wolfert Acker (1667–1753), colonial American literary subject; father of Siber, Abraham and Steven See also Van Acker, another surname Ackers, another surname References German-language surnames