Acree

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Americanized form of Norwegian and Swedish Akre.
• Possibly an altered form of Ackary.

Proper noun

Acree (countable and uncountable, plural Acrees)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Acree is the 7369^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4519 individuals. Acree is most common among White (78.6%) and Black/African American (16.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Acree”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.