Acland
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Acca + lanu (“lane, street”).
Proper noun
Acland (countable and uncountable, plural Aclands)
- (historical) An estate in Landkey parish, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS594325).
- A rural town and locality in Toowoomba Region. Queensland, Australia.
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Acland is the 16605th most common surname in England, belonging to 300 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ackland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
- “Acland Barton”, in Survey of English Place-Names, Nottingham University, n.d.