As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

HALF ACRE. A local name; or perhaps A-Sax. licer-f(vgr, fair or beautiful-haired.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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