The story
- Old English · derived fromāc“oak”
- English todayAckley
English habitational surname, from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Oakley, which has the same origin.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishāc all →
eagleOgdenactonOakleighAclandOakfordAkeleyAughtonAcklamAkridgeac-AckfordAightonKnockholt
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.