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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ACKROYD,
ECROYD, ACKEROYD, AKROYD, AKEROYD.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley,
1901, and Surnames, by Bernard Homer Dixon, 1857.
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ACKROYD, ECROYD,
ACKEROYD, AKROYD, AKEROYD.
Bardsley has: A local name meaning "of
the Ackroyd," i.e. the oak clearing; cf. Ormerod,
Murgatroyd,
&c. A well-known Yorkshire surname.
Dixon has: ACKROYD
(English), Oak assart. (v. van Berkenrode.)
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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Names Index |
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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