Ackroyd is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ackroyd
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ackroyd

How popular is Ackroyd?

Ackroyd is common in England.

Ackroyd is ranked 81438 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ackroyds plummeted by 1.446655 per cent to 545 since 2000 and slipped by 2416 spots and ranked at 40204. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.7 97.65
Hispanic or Latino 1.83 0.9
Others 0.92 0.9
Ackroyd is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Gibraltar is ahead in terms of density. Around 5377 people have been found who wears Ackroyd as their family name. Ackroyd is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
705 Gibraltar7
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
9,185 Hong Kong2
1,118 Isle of Man2
5,936 Bahrain2
153,416 Italy1
7,895 South Korea1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,041 Spain19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
5,257 Wales68
Countries with hundreds of Ackroyd:
38,250 United States736
6,082 Australia479
16,752 South Africa365
13,847 Canada272
3,324 New Zealand230
71,225 Germany134
4,630 Scotland125
Countries with thousands of Ackroyd:
2,754 England2,845

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Weaver William Ackroyd from Ireland aboard the Roscius from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 46 years old when he arrived in USA on February 15, 1850. Merchant Jon. Ackroyd, J. Ackroyd (24) Workman, William Ackroyd (59) Wool Sorter, are others that migrated to US.

Comments

T
Tandy Shutts
The origin of the name is germaine the Surname comes from the agglutination of the Anglo-Saxon word meaning ack Royd clearing the oaks that name specifies a characteristic of the ancestral home.

Ackroyd Namesakes

  • Christa Ackroyd, Journalist
  • Peter Ackroyd, Biographer
  • Timothy Ackroyd, Ackroyd baronets
  • Peter Ackroyd, Biographer
  • Barry Ackroyd, Cinematographer
  • Cuthbert Ackroyd, Ackroyd baronets
  • Norman Ackroyd, Artist
  • Poppy Ackroyd, Composer
  • Peter Ackroyd, Biographer
  • Barry Ackroyd, Cinematographer

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