# Akroyd

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**Akroyd** is an [English](/source/English_language) surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

- [Annette Beveridge](/source/Annette_Beveridge) (née Akroyd; 1842–1929), British Orientalist
- [Bayly Akroyd](/source/Bayly_Akroyd) (1850–1926), English cricketer
- [Edward Akroyd](/source/Edward_Akroyd) (1810–1887), English manufacturer
- [Joe Akroyd](/source/Joe_Akroyd), English loudspeaker manufacturer
- [Swainson Akroyd](/source/Swainson_Akroyd) (1848–1925), English cricketer

## See also

- [Aykroyd](/source/Aykroyd)
- [Ackroyd](/source/Ackroyd)
- [Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine](/source/Hornsby-Akroyd_oil_engine)

## References

1. Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). [*A Dictionary of English Surnames*](https://books.google.com/books?id=5sVq7VQlNwcC&pg=PA10). Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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