Akehurst is an
old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
name derived from "ake," meaning oak, and "hurst," meaning "a grove of trees." The name likely comes from the modern town of
Oakhurst, once called "Acersc." The name is primarily found in the
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...
area of England.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Bailey Akehurst (born 2003), English footballer
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Elizabeth Akehurst (born 1975), South African cricketer
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John Akehurst (1930–2007), British Army officer
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John Akehurst, American fashion photographer
* Len and Dorothy Akehurst, founders of
Doomadgee Mission in Queensland, Australia
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Luke Akehurst (born 1972), British politician
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Michael Barton Akehurst (1940–1989), British lawyer and author
See also
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Akhurst
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Wakehurst Wakehurst may refer to:
Places:
*Electoral district of Wakehurst, electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
*Wakehurst (formerly known as Wakehurst Place), a property owned by the National Trust and m ...
References
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English-language surnames