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There are approximately 1,452 people named Ackland in the UK. That makes it the 5,653rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 23 are named Ackland.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Ackland surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Saxon. Local) The name of a place in North Devonshire, England, whence the surname is derived; so called, because it was situated among groves of oaks--from ack, oak, as above, and land.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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