Ackerley

English

Alternative forms

• Ackerly, Akerley, Akerly

Etymology

Habitational surname from a lost or minor place, from Old English æcer (“field”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Ackerley (plural Ackerleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ackerley is the 42511^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 510 individuals. Ackerley is most common among White (92.35%) individuals.

Further reading

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