Ackerley

A1C3K5E1R1L1E1Y4

proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English æcer →
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Meanings

proper nounAckerley (plural Ackerleys)

plural Ackerleys · alternative Ackerly · alternative Akerley · alternative Akerly

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishæcer“field”
  2. EnglishAckerley

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

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Ackerley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ackerley

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“Ackerley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ackerley. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ackerley,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ackerley.

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