Bancroft Surname

36,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Bancroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the bankcroft,' i.e. the enclosure on the slope. An east Cheshire name that has many representatives in the directories of south-east Lancashire; v. Bank and Croft.

1570. Buried — Jone Bancrofte, of Butley: Prestbury Ch.

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Bancroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3281:49,4625,996
England4,1841:13,3171,960
Australia1,0271:26,2863,576
Canada7011:52,5616,304
Wales2831:10,9351,219
New Zealand1551:29,2155,112
Barbados1401:2,053379
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Guyana1001:7,6221,234
Scotland921:58,1944,808
Jamaica631:45,5552,772
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Panama151:260,8176,584
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France71:9,488,960336,266
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
China41:341,830,39216,990
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha11:5,854177
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8551:8,5381,291
Wales461:34,0961,856
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4421:20,5652,605

Bancroft (525) may also be a first name.

Bancroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the bankcroft,' i.e. the enclosure on the slope. An east Cheshire name that has many representatives in the directories of south-east Lancashire; v. Bank and Croft.

1570. Buried — Jone Bancrofte, of Butley: Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

1595. John Bancroft, of Macclesfield: Wills at Chester (1545-1620).

1603. William Bancroft: ibid.

1669. Henery Banckcroft, sone of Henery Banckcroft, of Maple, bapt. April 14: Reg. Disley Church (East Cheshire).

1764. Married — John Bancroft and Mary Barbon Glover: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at a Bean-Field. [Old English beán + croft a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Bean Croft” (farm), in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Local. From the Cornish-British ban, a mount, hill, or high ground; and croft, a small field near a dwelling—a green pasture.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Bancroft, near Warrington, Cheshire, probably a branch of the Lords Boteler of Warrington, whose arms the Bancrofts bore, with a mark of distinction. They held from the Duchy of Lancaster. See Butler.

The Norman People (1874)

(English), Croft or Field by river or sand bank.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Brancroft; a location name in Yorkshire Or Bangrove, Gloucestershire (?).

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

The Cheshire Bancrofts have their principal homes in Cheadle, Stockport, and Marple, in which last place they have held land since the time of Elizabeth; in Cheadle, Bancroft is an ancient name, the rector of the parish in 1449 being thus called; there were yeomen of the name there in the 17th century (E.), The Bancrofts are also established in Derbyshire and the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The well - to - do family of the Bancrofts of Chellaston resided in that village for more than 300 years, and from this stock came Bancroft the poet, who flourished in the reign of Charles I. (G.). In the early part of the present century the descendants of the Chellaston Bancrofts were considerable freeholders at Sinfin and Barrow (G.)., and the name still occurs in those localities.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bancroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bancroft is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bancroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bancroft is the 36,425th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 503,284 people. The surname Bancroft occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Bancroft live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 368,302nd most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 525 people.

The surname Bancroft is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 7,328 people, or 1 in 49,462. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Bancroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bancroft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bancroft surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 615 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bancroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bancroft last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bancroft surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

The amount Bancroft earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.77% more than the national average, earning R 353,544 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,046 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $56,518 CAD per year.

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Bancroft Reference & Research

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