Find out how popular the last name Akright is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Akright.

Akright, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Akright surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Akright in America

Akright is the 62903rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Akright surname appeared 318 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Akright.

We can also compare 2010 data for Akright to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Akright

The surname AKRIGHT is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "ac" meaning oak and "riht" meaning straight or direct, suggesting it may have originally referred to someone who lived near a straight line of oak trees or a path lined with oak trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the 13th century, with a Robert Akright mentioned in the Court Rolls of Suffolk in 1273. The spelling at the time was often rendered as "Akerygge" or "Akeryge".

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire, with a William Akright listed as residing in the village of Oakley in 1349. This village name itself is derived from the Old English words "ac" and "leah", meaning oak clearing, suggesting a possible connection between the AKRIGHT surname and the place name.

The AKRIGHT surname is also found in the Yorkshire Poll Tax returns of 1379, with a John Akright recorded as a landowner in the village of Rylstone. This village name is thought to come from the Old Norse "ryðr" meaning a clearing and "tun" meaning a farm or settlement, again potentially linking the surname to a geographic location.

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the AKRIGHT name was Sir Thomas Akright, a member of the English gentry who served as a justice of the peace in Warwickshire. He was born around 1520 and died in 1589.

Another significant figure with the AKRIGHT surname was Richard Akright, a 17th-century English merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in London. He was born in 1625 and passed away in 1698.

In the 18th century, the AKRIGHT name appears in the parish records of Gloucestershire, with the baptism of William Akright recorded in the village of Bibury in 1732.

A prominent AKRIGHT in the 19th century was Robert Akright, a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in 1780 and died in 1856.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Akright

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Akright.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Akright was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Akright has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Akright was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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