Affleck

Affleck (also spelled Afflect, Aflek, Afflick, etc.) is a Scottish surname that may be of Gaelic origins.

Affleck
PronunciationAf-lek
Origin
MeaningFrom Auchinleck "Field of Stone"
Region of originScottish
Other names
Variant form(s)Auchinleck

The name is a toponymic surname, derived from several possible places, including Auchinleck, Ayrshire (Scots pronunciation Affleck), Affleck, Lanark and Affleck, Angus. The Gaelic achadh (Anglicized to Auchin) means field.[1][2]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ali Affleck – Scottish / American musician.

References

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter, eds. (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland (First ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780192527479.
  2. "Origins of the surname Affleck". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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