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From Middle English acker (“field”) + -man. Originally denoted a farmer who did not own the fields he worked.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A surname originating as an occupation. Full definition →
From Middle English acker (“field”) + -man. Originally denoted a farmer who did not own the fields he worked.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.