Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈæk.əɹ.ˌmæn/(American English) /ˈæk.ə.ˌmæn/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "ploughman", derived from Middle English aker "field" and man. Related NamesDetails RootæcermannVariantAkermanOther Languages & CulturesAkkerman, Akkermans(Dutch) Ackermann(German) Åkerman(Swedish) Categories agriculture, Attack on Titan characters, islands