Ascroft Surname

396,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Ascroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashcroft.' Seemingly a Norfolk surname. The suffix -croft is often found as -craft; compare Meadowcroft and Meadowcraft, and v. Croft and Craft, or Crofter and Crafter. Of course the origin is simple enough, i.

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Ascroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6381:87,3329,508
Canada851:433,47837,831
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Australia271:999,84158,390
Scotland161:334,61415,044
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4281:56,9526,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ascroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ashcroft.' Seemingly a Norfolk surname. The suffix -croft is often found as -craft; compare Meadowcroft and Meadowcraft, and v. Croft and Craft, or Crofter and Crafter. Of course the origin is simple enough, i.e. the croft or enclosure where the ash-trees grew. It is quite clear also that a Lancashire family are sprung from a place named Ashcroft in that county.

Margaret de Asecroft, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Ashcroft, Norfolk, 22 James I: History of Norfolk.

Humphrey Ashcroft, of Prescot, Lancashire, 1592: Wills at Chester.

Henry Ashcroft, of Preston, Lancashire, 1602, ibid.

1684. Baptised — Mary, d. Sara Ashcroft, widow: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at the East Croft. [Old English eást+ croft, a small field] 2 for Ashcroft, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ascroft Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ascroft Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ascroft is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ascroft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 396,526th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,197,464 people. The surname Ascroft occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Ascroft reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 638 people, or 1 in 87,332. In England Ascroft is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 29 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 23 percent are found and Merseyside, where 8 percent are found. Beside England Ascroft is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ascroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ascroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ascroft surname rose 149 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ascroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ascroft surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Ascroft earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $54,592 CAD per year.

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