Akroyd is an
English surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Annette Beveridge
Annette Susannah Beveridge (née Akroyd) (13 December 1842 – 29 March 1929) was a British Orientalist known for her translation of the '' Humayun-nama'' and the '' Babur-nama''.
Background and education
Annette Akroyd's father William Akroyd ...
(née Akroyd; 1842–1929), British Orientalist
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Bayly Akroyd (1850–1926), English cricketer
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Edward Akroyd
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Akroyd (1810–1887), English manufacturer, was born into a textile manufacturing family in 1810, and when he died in 1887, he still owned the family firm. He inherited "James Akroyd & Sons Ltd." from his father in 1 ...
(1810–1887), English manufacturer
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Joe Akroyd, English loudspeaker manufacturer
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Swainson Akroyd (1848–1925), English cricketer
See also
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Aykroyd
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Ackroyd
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Hornsby-Akroyd oil engine
References
{{surname, Akroyd
English-language surnames