Acland is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

surname. The Aclands of

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

(often Dyke Acland: see

Acland baronets There have been four baronetcies created for members of the Acland family, which originated in the 12th century at the estate of Acland in the parish of Landkey, North Devon, two in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the ...

Dyke Acland baronets Dyke (UK) or dike (US) may refer to: General uses * Dyke (slang), a slang word meaning "lesbian" * Dike (geology), a subvertical sheet-like intrusion of magma or sediment * Dike (mythology), ''Dikē'', the Greek goddess of moral justice * Dikes, ...

) were an influential family, whose name was derived from Acland near

Barnstaple Barnstaple ( or ) is a river-port town in North Devon, England, at the River Taw's lowest crossing point before the Bristol Channel. From the 14th century, it was licensed to export wool and won great wealth. Later it imported Irish wool, bu ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, 1st Baron St Audries PC (26 September 1853 – 4 June 1917), known as Sir Alexander Fuller-Acland-Hood, Bt, until 1911, was a British Conservative Party politician. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the T ...

(1853–1917), British Conservative Party politician * Alexander Acland Hood (disambiguation), multiple people * Alfred Dyke Acland (1858–1937), lieutenant colonel in the Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry (territorial army), son of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland * Sir

Antony Acland Sir Antony Arthur Acland (12 March 1930 – 8 September 2021) was a British diplomat and a provost of Eton College. Early life Antony Acland was the second son of Bridget Susan (Barnett) and Brigadier Peter Acland. He was educated at Eton ...

(1930–2021), Head of the Diplomatic Service and Provost of Eton *

Arthur Floyer-Acland Lieutenant General Arthur Nugent Floyer-Acland, (7 September 1885 – 18 February 1980) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both the First and Second World Wars. He was Military Secretary from 1940 to 1942. In later life, h ...

(1885–1980), British soldier * Charles R. Acland (born 1963), Canadian professor and author * Chris Acland (1966–1996), 1990s Britpop musician * Emily Acland (1830–1905), pioneer settler in New Zealand and a watercolour artist * Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet (1874–1939), British Liberal politician * Gilbert Acland-Troyte (1876–1964), British soldier and Conservative Party politician * Guy Acland (born 1946), British Army officer and member of the British Royal Household *

Lady Harriet Acland Lady Harriet Acland (née Fox-Strangways; 3 January 175021 July 1815) was a British noblewoman and diarist. She accompanied her husband to British North America and became celebrated for her personal courage. She is commemorated on one of the bron ...

(1750–1815), wife of John Dyke Acland *

Henry Acland Sir Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland, 1st Baronet, (23 August 181516 October 1900) was an English physician and educator. Life Henry Acland was born in Killerton, Exeter, the fourth son of Sir Thomas Acland and Lydia Elizabeth Hoare, and educate ...

(1815–1900), physician and son of Sir Thomas Acland * Hugh Acland (disambiguation), multiple people *

Jack Acland Sir Hugh John Dyke Acland (17 January 1904 – 26 January 1981) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Early life Acland was born in 1904 in Christchurch. His parents were Sir Hugh Acland (1874–1956), a prominent surgeon ...

(1904–1981), New Zealand politician of the National Party *

John Acland (disambiguation) John Acland may refer to: Politicians *Sir John Acland (died 1620) (c. 1552–1620), English MP for Devon 1607–1614 * John Acland (Callington MP) (c. 1674–1703), English MP for Callington 1702–1703 *John Acland (runholder) (1823–1904), New ...

, multiple people * John Edward Troyte (1848–1932), or Acland-Troyte, born Acland, founder of the

Oxford University Society of Change Ringers The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers, founded in 1872, is the official society dedicated to change ringing in Oxford University. Its objects are to promote the art of change ringing in the university and to ring for Sunday services i ...

John Acland (British Army officer) Major-General Sir John Hugh Bevil Acland, KCB, CBE, DL (26 November 1928 – 17 November 2006) was a senior British Army officer. Early life Acland was born on 26 November 1928, the elder son of Peter Acland and Bridget Susan Acland (née ...

(1928–2006), British Army officer *

Peter Acland Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(1902–1993), son of Alfred Dyke Acland *

Reginald Acland Sir Reginald Brodie Dyke Acland (18 May 1856 – 18 February 1924) was a British barrister and judge. Background He was the sixth son of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland, 1st Baronet, and his wife Sarah Cotton, eldest daughter of William Cotton. Hi ...

(1856–1924), British barrister and judge * Sir

Richard Acland Sir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet (26 November 1906 – 24 November 1990) was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party in 1942, having previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP). He joined the Labour Pa ...

(1906–1990), 15th Baronet, Member of Parliament and one of the founders of UK's Common Wealth Party *

Richard Acland (bishop) Richard Dyke Acland (3 October 1881 – 4 January 1954) was a British soldier and, later, an Anglican bishop. He was the son of the Reverend Henry Dyke Acland, grandson of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet, and his wife Adelaide Clementina ...

(1881–1954), British soldier and Anglican bishop * Robert D. Acland (1941–2016), son of Sir Richard Acland, and plastic surgeon and microsurgery pioneer *

Sarah Acland Sarah, Lady Acland ( Cotton; 21 July 1815 – 25 October 1878) was the wife of Sir Henry Acland, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford. She was a socialite and philanthropist. After her death, the Sarah Acland Home was esta ...

(1815–1878), wife of Sir Henry Acland *

Sarah Angelina Acland Sarah Angelina ("Angie") Acland (26 June 1849 – 2 December 1930) was an English amateur photographer, known for her portraiture and as a pioneer of colour photography. Distributed bThe University of Chicago Pressin the US. She was credited ...

(1849–1930), daughter of Sir Henry Acland and Sarah Acland, and pioneer of colour photography *

Simon Acland Simon Acland (born 27 March 1958) is a British venture capitalist and author. Education Simon Hugh Verdon Acland was educated at Eton and Lincoln College, Oxford, graduating in 1979 with an Honours Degree in Modern Languages (French and German ...

(born 1958), son of Sir Antony Acland, British venture capitalist and author * Stafford Floyer-Acland (1916–1994), British soldier * Thomas Acland (disambiguation), multiple people

Places

* Acland, Queensland, a town in the Toowoomba Region, Australia * Acland Hospital, Oxford, England {{surname English toponymic surnames