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UK surname

Akroyd

In the 1881 census there were 557 people recorded with the Akroyd surname, ranking it #6,205 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 396, ranked #11,967, down from #6,205 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bradford and Halifax. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Calderdale.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Akroyd is 821 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 28.9%.

1881 census count

557

Ranked #6,205

Modern count

396

2016, ranked #11,967

Peak year

1911

821 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Akroyd had 557 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,205 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 396 in 2016, ranked #11,967.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 821 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Akroyd surname distribution map

The map shows where the Akroyd surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Akroyd surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Akroyd over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 507 #4,933
1861 historical 368 #6,935
1881 historical 557 #6,205
1891 historical 623 #6,211
1901 historical 468 #8,458
1911 historical 821 #5,364
1997 modern 481 #9,584
1998 modern 479 #9,928
1999 modern 496 #9,713
2000 modern 490 #9,772
2001 modern 478 #9,783
2002 modern 457 #10,314
2003 modern 464 #10,003
2004 modern 464 #10,060
2005 modern 442 #10,346
2006 modern 455 #10,160
2007 modern 457 #10,205
2008 modern 444 #10,535
2009 modern 450 #10,669
2010 modern 448 #10,947
2011 modern 425 #11,285
2012 modern 421 #11,245
2013 modern 416 #11,575
2014 modern 426 #11,408
2015 modern 409 #11,713
2016 modern 396 #11,967

Geography

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Where Akroyds are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bradford and Halifax. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Calderdale. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Halifax Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Calderdale 026 Calderdale
2 Calderdale 027 Calderdale
3 Calderdale 025 Calderdale
4 Calderdale 008 Calderdale
5 Calderdale 021 Calderdale

Forenames

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First names often paired with Akroyd

These lists show first names that appear often with the Akroyd surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Akroyd

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Akroyd, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Akroyd surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Akroyd household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Akroyd is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Akroyd is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Akroyd falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Akroyd is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Akroyd, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Akroyd families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Akroyd surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 505 Akroyds recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.36x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 505 9.36x
Lancashire 23 0.36x
Middlesex 15 0.28x
Shropshire 3 0.64x
Cheshire 2 0.17x
Oxfordshire 2 0.60x
Surrey 2 0.08x
Sussex 2 0.22x
Isle of Man 1 0.99x
Lincolnshire 1 0.11x
Sutherland 1 2.39x
Worcestershire 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Halifax in Yorkshire leads with 102 Akroyds recorded in 1881 and an index of 128.80x.

Place Total Index
Halifax 102 128.80x
Stainland Cum Old 88 953.41x
Ovenden 42 174.93x
Northowram 36 95.19x
Elland Cum Greetland 34 139.92x
Heptonstall 31 409.51x
Skircoat 31 145.75x
Bowling 12 22.46x
Gomersal 9 35.74x
Manchester 8 2.75x
Stansfield 8 40.30x
Leeds 7 2.30x
Oldham 7 3.36x
Southowram 7 42.53x
Soyland 7 108.19x
Clifton In York 6 53.19x
Manningham 6 9.03x
West Clayton 6 223.88x
Grantley 5 1666.67x
Heckmondwike 5 28.82x
Langfield 5 52.97x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 5 36.74x
Midgley 5 86.96x
St Marylebone London 5 1.72x
Warley 5 32.07x
Warrington 5 6.53x
Holy Trinity 4 3.08x
Norland 4 108.11x
Paddington London 4 2.00x
Tong 4 38.39x
Wadsworth 4 45.56x
Wickersley 4 268.46x
Hipperholme Cum 3 12.66x
Huddersfield 3 3.82x
Ilkley 3 34.05x
Sculcoates 3 3.51x
Dukinfield 2 3.60x
Hastings St Leonards 2 14.83x
Islington London 2 0.38x
Kensington London 2 0.66x
Kingston On Thames 2 3.14x
Middlesbrough 2 2.85x
Scarborough 2 4.08x
Shiplake 2 173.91x
Turton 2 18.90x
Whitley Upper 2 256.41x
Bilton Cum Harrogate 1 5.42x
Bitterley 1 53.76x
Carlton In Wharfedale 1 588.24x
Clifford Cum Boston 1 20.62x
Ecclesfield 1 2.53x
Everton 1 0.49x
Fishtoft 1 58.48x
Holme On Spalding Moor 1 28.33x
Kildonan 1 27.62x
Maughold 1 12.82x
Mile End Old Town London 1 0.86x
Oddingley 1 270.27x
Oswestry Town 1 6.64x
Westminster St Margaret 1 3.81x
Whitchurch 1 10.95x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Akroyd surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 48
Sarah 37
Elizabeth 31
Martha 18
Hannah 14
Ann 10
Eliza 8
Alice 7
Annie 7
Emily 7
Emma 5
Ellen 4
Margaret 4
Ada 3
Betsy 3
Betty 3
Grace 3
Louisa 3
Lucy 3
Cicely 2
Clara 2
Edith 2
Harriet 2
Jane 2
Kate 2
Susanna 2
Susy 2
Caroline 1
Cecily 1
Christanna 1
Clarindar 1
Elizth. 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Evervelda 1
Fanny 1
Florence 1
Florry 1
Frances 1
Francis 1
Janet 1
Joanna 1
Lavinia 1
Leah 1
Lettuce 1
Lilly 1
Lily 1
Louis 1
Marianna 1
Tryphena 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Akroyd surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 39
Thomas 24
James 17
William 15
Harry 13
Joseph 13
George 12
Benjamin 8
Samuel 7
Albert 6
Arthur 6
Henry 6
Fred 5
Joe 5
Walter 5
Charles 4
Edward 4
Abraham 3
David 3
Matthew 3
Robert 3
Thos. 3
Willie 3
Wm. 3
Barker 2
Edwin 2
Frederick 2
Greenwood 2
Jonathan 2
Lewis 2
Tom 2
Arnold 1
Ben 1
Benjm. 1
Benjn. 1
Cecil 1
Enoch 1
Ernest 1
Ewart 1
Farrar 1
Francis 1
Gledhill 1
Herbert 1
Hernest 1
Jas. 1
Jeremiah 1
Jno.Stafford 1
Jonas 1
Josh. 1
Zakiel 1

FAQ

Akroyd surname: questions and answers

How common was the Akroyd surname in 1881?

In 1881, 557 people were recorded with the Akroyd surname. That placed it at #6,205 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Akroyd surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 396 in 2016. That gives Akroyd a modern rank of #11,967.

What does the Akroyd map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Akroyd bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.