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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæk.ɹɪŋ.tən/  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsAckrington

Meaning & History

Habitational name for a person from the town of Accrington in Lancashire, from Old English æcern "acorn" and tun "enclosure, town".
Added 12/25/2011 by welshrocker1
Edited 4/29/2025 by DoingNothing247