Last Name ACRES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of the Acre, or Acres, from residence beside the field or fields called the Acre or Acres.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 24,368 (2000 US census) 18,839 (1990 US census)
Count 963 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.05%, or 742 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.76%, or 171 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.45%, or 14 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.32%, or 32 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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