Ackroyd

English

Etymology

Topographic surname, from Middle English ake (“oak”) + royd (“clearing”).

Proper noun

Ackroyd (plural Ackroyds)

1. A surname from Middle English.
   • 2009 June 21, Manohla Dargis, “Action!”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Above left, Kathryn Bigelow with the cinemaphotographer Barry Ackroyd on the set of “The Hurt Locker.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ackroyd is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Ackroyd is most common among White (96.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ackroyd”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.