Akerman is a surname. People with the name include:Alexander Akerman (1869–1948), American lawyer and judge Amos T. Akerman (1821–1880), US Attorney General Chantal Akerman (1950-2015), Belgian film director, artist and professor Clive Akerman, English philatelist Damián Akerman, Argentine footballer Jeremy Akerman, Canadian politician, writer and actor John Yonge Akerman (1806–1873), English antiquarian Lucy Evelina Metcalf Akerman (1816–1874), American Unitarian writer Mariano Akerman, Argentine painter, architect and art historian Piers Akerman, Australian journalist and editor Rachel Akerman (1522–1544), Austrian poet
