Last Name ACKLEY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the Ackley, i.e. oak-medow. It is the exact equivalent of Oakley.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 4,702 (2000 US census) 4,707 (1990 US census)
Count 6,895 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.82%, or 6538 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.38%, or 26 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.39%, or 27 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.65%, or 114 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.48%, or 102 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.28%, or 88 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest last names

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Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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