Van Acker

Van Acker a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from (the) farmland".^[1] It is common in East Flanders and Zeelandic Flanders, while the agglutinated form Vanacker is more common in the province of West Flanders.^[2] Notable people with the surname include:

Van Acker / Vanacker

• Achille Van Acker (1898–1975), Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium
• Bjarne Vanacker [de; fr; nl] (1997–2017), Belgian racing cyclist
• Charles Van Acker (1912–1998), Belgian-American racecar driver
• Drew Van Acker (born 1986), American actor
• Evi Van Acker (born 1985), Belgian sailor
• Flori van Acker (1858–1940), Belgian painter, engraver, and stamp designer
• Frank Van Acker [de; nl] (1929–1992), Belgian politician, government minister, and mayor of Bruges
• Johannes Baptista van Acker (1794–1863), Flemish painter
• Luc van Acker (born 1961), Belgian musician, producer and label manager
• Regi Van Acker (born 1955), Belgian footballer and coach
• Thibaut Van Acker (born 1991), Belgian footballer

Van Ackere / Vanackere

• Maria van Ackere–Doolaeghe (1803–1884), Flemish writer
• Steven Vanackere (born 1964), Belgian politician, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

See also

• Acker, surname
• Laurens van den Acker (born 1965), Dutch automobile designer
• Van den Akker, surname of similar origin common in the Netherlands