Ashcroft Surname

34,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Ashcroft 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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Ashcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,4611:6,585946
United States2,6061:139,08614,500
Australia1,6761:16,1072,276
Canada8381:43,9685,440
New Zealand3601:12,5792,194
Scotland3591:14,9131,881
Northern Ireland3451:5,3481,005
Wales3031:10,2131,132
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
France231:2,887,944200,772
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Gambia91:213,717372
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Tonga11:107,313791
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,8861:6,273962
Scotland931:40,2503,051
Wales341:46,1302,397
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6041:83,1448,704

Ashcroft (15) may also be a first name.

Ashcroft 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) Dweller at the Ash-Tree Croft. [Old English æsc + croft, a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller on the small field where ash trees grew.

Asher (English) Descendant of Asher (spear, army).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Ashcroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ashcroft is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ashcroft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ashcroft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,369th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 472,603 people. Ashcroft occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ashcroft are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most common forename at a global level, borne by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 8,461 people, or 1 in 6,585. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 16 percent reside, Lancashire, where 16 percent reside and Merseyside, where 15 percent reside. Besides England this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Ashcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ashcroft has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 386 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 891 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ashcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ashcroft are 15.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.3% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ashcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.39% more than the national average, earning R 592,656 per year; in United States they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning $44,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $51,077 CAD per year.

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