Aykroyd is an
English surname meaning “dweller of the oak-clearing”. It is said to have originated in
Yorkshire
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[https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv1M6Au9yVYC&pg=PA10&dq=aykroyd+last+name&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_jOqv-vKLAxUIHkQIHZvoA2YQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q=aykroyd%20last%20name&f=] Notable people with the surname include:
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Dan Aykroyd
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Aykroyd was a writer and an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" cast on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Nigh ...
(born 1952), Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician; brother of Peter
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Harold Ackroyd VC MC (1877–1917), soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
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James P. Aykroyd (1810−1835), early American composer, music teacher, musician
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Peter Aykroyd (1955−2021), Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter and musician; brother of Dan
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William Aykroyd, 1st Baronet
OStJ
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(1865−1947), English woollen and carpet manufacturer
See also
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Aykroyd Baronets
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Ackroyd
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Akroyd
References
{{surname, Aykroyd
English-language surnames