Akeley
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English
Etymology
From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Oakley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.
Proper noun
Akeley (countable and uncountable, plural Akeleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP7037).
- A city in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Akeley is the 91981st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 200 individuals. Akeley is most common among White (94.5%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Akeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16.