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Auchinlech Surname Definition:

A parish in Ayrshire. The surname is sometimes corrupted to Affleck, and is always so pronounced.

Auchinlech Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Auchinlech Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Ayrshire. The surname is sometimes corrupted to Affleck, and is always so pronounced.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

AUCHENLECK: Local: from the parish of Auchenleck in Ayrshire. Ach, a mound, and leac, a flat stone. Auchenleck appears to have been a place where the Druids held their services. The family are descended from Sir John Auchenleck, 1450.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. A parish in Ayrshire, Scotland. The etymology of the name may be found in the Gaelic Ach, an elevation, a mound, or round hill, generally level at the top; and leac, a flat stone, a tombstone. In several parts of Ayrshire may be traced the remains of cairns, encampments, and Druidical circles. Auchinleck appears to have been one of those places where the ancient Celts and Druids held conventions, celebrated their festivals, and performed acts of worship.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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