Explore the Family Name Ackroyd

The meaning of Ackroyd

English: habitational name from Akroyd in Wadsworth, Yorkshire. The placename is from northern Middle English ake ‘oak’ + royd ‘clearing’.

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How common is the last name Ackroyd in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Ackroyd seems to have slightly diminished between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname dropped from 37,788 in 2000 to 40,204 in 2010, representing a 6.39% change. In terms of actual count, there were 553 individuals with the Ackroyd surname in 2000, which slightly decreased to 545 by 2010, a decrease of 1.45%. This means that for every 100,000 people, there were about 0.20 named Ackroyd in 2000, and this number dropped to 0.18 by 2010, signifying a 10% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,788	#40,204	-6.39%
Count	553	545	-1.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ackroyd

Examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Ackroyd, the figures from the Decennial U.S. Census indicate a predominance of White ethnicity holders of this surname, although slight changes occurred between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.65% of Ackroyds identified as White, decreasing slightly to 96.70% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races increased slightly from 0.90% to 0.92% over the same period. Interestingly, those who identify as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 0.90% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010, a 103.33% rise. The data showed no Ackroyds identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	96.7%	-0.97%
Hispanic	0.9%	1.83%	103.33%
Two or More Races	0.9%	0.92%	2.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%