Aykroyd Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Aykroyd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aykroyd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:282,83321,968
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales161:193,40812,484
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
France61:11,070,454349,096
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Aykroyd (11) may also be a first name.

Aykroyd Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aykroyd Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aykroyd occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aykroyd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Aykroyd reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 197 people, or 1 in 282,833. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Aykroyd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Aykroyd has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Aykroyd last name rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Aykroyd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Aykroyd surname are 41.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Aykroyd earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.96% more than the national average, earning $50,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning $45,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayckroyd930/
Akroyd92907/
Aykrod920/
Ackroyd865,186/
Aykroid8660/
Aikroyd860/
Akcroyd860/
Akrod832/
Ackroyed807/
Ajkeroyd801/
Ackroydt800/
Akroud771,353/
Acroyd7719/
Askryd772/
Akrood771/
Ykroid771/
Ackryd771/
Ekroyd771/
Ackrod770/
Ackroid7114/
Akhrood716/
Accroyd712/
Akhroud712/
Aakroud711/
Ackroud711/
Ackreyd710/
Eckroyd710/
Akrad675,234/
Akrot67161/
Akred67140/
Ekrod6725/
Akryt6721/
Akrid6716/
Ekryd679/
Acrod673/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aykroyd
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