Ackroyd
English edit
Etymology edit
Topographic surname, from Middle English ake (“oak”) + royd (“clearing”).
Proper noun edit
Ackroyd (plural Ackroyds)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ackroyd is the 40204th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Ackroyd is most common among White (96.7%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ackroyd”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.