Acorn : 1: Americanized form of German Eichhorn or of its rare variant Eichorn.2: Native American (Cherokee): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on the Cherokee word gule ‘acorn’ (fruit of the oak).3: African American: possibly of Native American origin (see 2 above).
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
ncG1vNJzZmidnmO0prrEmqWerF6kv6h70q6pp5mdmsBwjcKoqac%3D