English: topographical name, most common in West Yorkshire, given originally to someone who lived in a clearing in an oak wood, from Northern ME ake oak, and royd (OE rod) clearing
Variations: Acroyd, Ak(e)royd, Aykroyd, Akred, Ecroyd
A family bearing this name is descended from John de Aykerode, who was constable of Wadsworth near Halifax in 1381.
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