What We Know About the Akroyd Surname

Ask a genealogist about Akroyd and the first name they will mention is Ackroyd. The family name meaning is “oak clearing”, the same as for Ackroyd.

A variant of Ackroyd

Records show Akroyd as one of the forms Ackroyd took over time. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Ackroid.

Akroyd by the numbers

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ackroyd surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Akroyd report, with a museum-style coat of arms.