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Acland
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English
+, Landkey
Alternative forms
en Ackland
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the en ang - personal name ang Acca + ang lanu lane, street. This surname, evidenced by its modern morphology, merged with a similar surname which itself instead came from en ang āc oak + ang land land.
Proper noun
~ s
en historic en estate parish/Landkey co/Devon cc/England OS grid ref SS594325.
en rural town/and/locality in Toowoomba Region. s/Queensland c/Australia.
en Old English.
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Acland is the 16605th most common surname in England, belonging to 300 individuals.
Further reading
Ackland
53284f0ab47fc4097e000baf Acland Barton