Akeley

English

Etymology

From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to oak +‎ -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Oakley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.

Proper noun

Akeley (countable and uncountable, plural Akeleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).
   2. A city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Akeley is the 91981^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 200 individuals. Akeley is most common among White (94.5%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Akeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.