Barcroft Surname

323,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Barcroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barcroft,' a property in Cliviger, Lancashire A family of that name lived there until 1668, being found there so early as Henry III ;v. Baines' Lancashire. (Croston's edit. iii. 389).

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Barcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:477,54840,495
England3141:177,44616,095
Canada371:995,82774,831
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales71:442,07621,198
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:88,9619,277
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

Barcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barcroft,' a property in Cliviger, Lancashire A family of that name lived there until 1668, being found there so early as Henry III ;v. Baines' Lancashire. (Croston's edit. iii. 389). A rare surname in the 19th century—almost extinct, in fact.

Thomas Barcroft, of Burnley (Lancashire), 1571: Wills at Chester.

Henry Barcroft, of Lancashire, 1576: ibid.

1592-3. Thomas Barcrofte, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1632-3. Charles Barcroft and Dorothie Crosby: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1657. Baptised — John, s. John Barcroft, gent.: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Amongst the old Lancashire families now rarely represented in the county is that of Barcroft. There were Barcrofts of Barcroft in the parish of Whalley from the 15th to the 17th century (B.). A branch of this family held an estate in Blackburn in the reign of James I. (A.).

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

Barcroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barcroft is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Barcroft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barcroft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 323,367th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,320,508 people. The last name Barcroft occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Barcroft are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 759 people, or 1 in 477,548. In The United States Barcroft is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Barcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barcroft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barcroft surname increased 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Barcroft surname is primarily Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barcroft last name are 9.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Barcroft earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.12% less than the national average, earning $41,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $47,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bearcroft94393/
Barrcroft941/
Barcrofth940/
Barcroff881/
Warcroft880/
Barcraft880/
Bearcraft821/
Warcraft757/
Varcraft751/
Borkroft750/
Barkraft750/
Barcraff750/
Barqraf671/

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