Acland
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Acca + lanu (“lane, street”).
Proper noun edit
Acland (countable and uncountable, plural Aclands)
- (historical) An estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).
- A rural town and locality in Toowoomba Region. Queensland, Australia.
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Acland is the 16605th most common surname in England, belonging to 300 individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ackland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
- “Acland Barton”, in Survey of English Place-Names, Nottingham University, n.d.