Where does “Appleyard” come from?

Appleyard is a compound of apple and yard, where yard derives from Old English ġerd, Old French apel, Proto-Germanic gardaz, and Latin appellare, meaning "to call or drive toward."

Ancestry of “Appleyard”, step by step

Appleyard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Yard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYardScotland Yard or New Scotland Yard
2Englishmilliard10, a thousand million
3FrenchmilliardA milliard
4Frenchmillionmillion, 10
5Middle Frenchmillionmillion, 10
6Old Frenchmillon
7Italianmilionemillion
8Italianmillethousand
9LatinMīllethousand; 1000
10Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
11Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂

via English Apple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAppleA computer produced by the company Apple Inc
2Middle Englishappelfruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid
3Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂