Acre

Acre Meaning & Origin

About Acre
The surname Acre is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "acre," meaning "a field or plot of land." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or owned a specific plot of land. The name Acre may also have been used as a nickname for someone who was associated with or worked on an acre of land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Acre is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Acre: 727
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 31,754
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.25

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Acre based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Acre is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKR
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A260
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EY1 K ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈeɪkər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Acre in Braille

Here's how to represent Acre in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Acre in braille

How to sign the name Acre using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Acre using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Acre in sign language

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