The Akroyd Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Akroyd family.

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The Akroyd Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Akroyd
1841 Census32
1851 Census132
1861 Census223
1871 Census327
1881 Census444
1891 Census462
1901 Census576

Most Frequent Forenames for the Akroyd Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
Mary Akroyd 3 11 23 25 36 39 32
John Akroyd 0 11 12 22 33 21 26
Sarah Akroyd 2 10 16 19 26 14 30
William Akroyd 0 10 18 17 19 15 15
Thomas Akroyd 2 8 10 14 20 14 17
Elizabeth Akroyd 1 3 9 13 20 18 18
Joseph Akroyd 2 6 6 11 12 12 11
Martha Akroyd 1 2 4 9 17 14 13
James Akroyd 1 3 6 8 9 10 11
Hannah Akroyd 3 4 7 7 9 8 8
Emma Akroyd 3 3 6 9 4 7 8
Emily Akroyd 0 0 4 9 7 7 11
Harry Akroyd 0 0 0 2 11 13 10
Annie Akroyd 0 0 1 1 6 12 15
Samuel Akroyd 2 4 6 5 6 5 5
Ann Akroyd 0 1 3 6 8 3 9
Benjamin Akroyd 1 3 2 2 8 8 6
George Akroyd 0 2 0 3 13 4 6
Eliza Akroyd 0 3 2 2 5 8 6
Walter Akroyd 0 0 0 7 5 5 6

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Akroyd family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


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