# Aykroyd

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**Aykroyd** is an [English](/source/English_language) surname meaning “dweller of the oak-clearing”. It is said to have originated in [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire).[1] Notable people with the surname include:

- [Dan Aykroyd](/source/Dan_Aykroyd) (born 1952), Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician; brother of Peter
- [Harold Ackroyd](/source/Harold_Ackroyd) VC MC (1877–1917), soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- [James P. Aykroyd](/source/James_P._Aykroyd) (1810−1835), early American composer, music teacher, musician
- [Juliet Aykroyd](/source/Juliet_Aykroyd), British actress and writer
- [Peter Aykroyd](/source/Peter_Aykroyd) (1955−2021), Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician; brother of Dan
- [William Aykroyd](/source/William_Aykroyd), 1st Baronet [OStJ](/source/Order_of_Saint_John_(chartered_1888)) (1865−1947), English woollen and carpet manufacturer
- Tabitha "Tabby" Aykroyd (c.1771–1855), domestic servant and lifelong friend of the [Brontë family](/source/Bront%C3%AB_family)

## See also

- [Aykroyd Baronets](/source/Aykroyd_Baronets)
- [Ackroyd](/source/Ackroyd)
- [Akroyd](/source/Akroyd)

## References

1. Reaney, P. H. & Wilson, R. M. (27 February 2006). [*A Dictionary of English Surnames*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv1M6Au9yVYC&dq=aykroyd+last+name&pg=PA10). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-93327-3.

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