Akroyd is an English surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Annette Beveridge (née Akroyd; 1842–1929), British Orientalist
- Bayly Akroyd (1850–1926), English cricketer
- Edward Akroyd (1810–1887), English manufacturer
- Joe Akroyd, English loudspeaker manufacturer
- Swainson Akroyd (1848–1925), English cricketer
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edit- ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 August 2018.