Ackroyd is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan Ackroyd (born 1948), English rugby league footballer Albert Akroyd, English rugby league player Alfred Ackroyd (1858–1927), English cricketer Anthony Ackroyd (born 1958), Australian comedian, speaker and writer Archibald Ackroyd (1897–1968), English cricketer Barry Ackroyd (born 1954), English cinematographer Christa Ackroyd (born 1957), British journalist and broadcaster Christian Ackroyd (born 1974), former senior Army Officer, pilot and aviation leader. Sir Cuthbert Ackroyd, 1st Baronet (1892–1973), Lord Mayor of London 1955–56 David Ackroyd (born 1940), American actor Harold Ackroyd (1877–1917), British Army medical officer, awarded the Victoria Cross Haughton Ackroyd (1894–1979), English footballer Heather Ackroyd, British visual artist, of Ackroyd & Harvey Jack Ackroyd (1926–1992), Canadian chief of police and civil servant Jane Ackroyd (born 1957), English sculptor Jenny Ackroyd (1950–2004), English vascular surgeon John Ackroyd (disambiguation), various people Joseph Ackroyd (1847–1915), New York politician Joyce Ackroyd (1918–1991), Australian academic, translator, author and editor Norman Ackroyd (1938–2024), English artist Peter Ackroyd (born 1949), English biographer, novelist and critic Peter Ackroyd (biblical scholar) (1917–2005), British Old Testament scholar Poppy Ackroyd (born 1982), British composer, pianist and violinist Thomas Raven Ackroyd (1861–1946), English bank manager and politician Timothy Ackroyd (born 1958), English actor
See also The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926 novel by Agatha Christie The Mrs Ackroyd Band, a band in Manchester, England Aykroyd Akroyd
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