Beecroft Surname
Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname
Beecroft Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the berecroft,' i.e. barley-croft (v. Croft) p compare Rycroft. Anglo-Saxon bere, barley. Evidently a Yorkshire local sur-' name. I find no instances in the London church registers printed by the Harleian Society.
Read More About This SurnameBeecroft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,986 | 1:28,055 | 3,796 |
| United States | 1,312 | 1:276,264 | 25,830 |
| Australia | 694 | 1:38,899 | 5,051 |
| Canada | 567 | 1:64,983 | 7,565 |
| Nigeria | 337 | 1:525,646 | 25,906 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,237 | 1:19,705 | 2,815 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 127 | 1:395,423 | 29,402 |
Beecroft (62) may also be a first name.
Beecroft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the berecroft,' i.e. barley-croft (v. Croft) p compare Rycroft. Anglo-Saxon bere, barley. Evidently a Yorkshire local sur-' name. I find no instances in the London church registers printed by the Harleian Society. There can be no doubt about the origin of this name.
Walter de Bercroft, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Matilda Bercroft, Yorkshire, ibid.
Johannes de Bercroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus de Bercroft, 1379: ibid.
James Beecroft, 1587: Wills at Chester.
Thomas Beecroft, Norwich, 1710: History of Norfolk.
1803. Married — Robert Beecroft and Rebecca Smith: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dweller at the Bee- Croft. [Old English beó + croft, a small field]
Beecroft Demographics
Average Male Beecroft Height
176.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Beecroft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beecroft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Beecroft is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beecroft? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 91,431st most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,392,081 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of Beecroft reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 62 people.
The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,986 people, or 1 in 28,055. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Beecroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beecroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Beecroft last name grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beecroft Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Beecroft surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Beecroft surname are 13.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.39% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Beecroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.97% more than the national average, earning R 375,408 per year; in United States they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $47,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $52,454 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beetcroft | 94 | 0 | / |
| Beecrofts | 94 | 0 | / |
| Becroft | 93 | 558 | / |
| Beechcroft | 89 | 8 | / |
| Beacroft | 88 | 472 | / |
| Beecraft | 88 | 198 | / |
| Byecroft | 88 | 4 | / |
| Veecroft | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beccroft | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beecroff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bedcroft | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beekroft | 88 | 1 | / |
| Becrofft | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bechroft | 88 | 0 | / |
| Beechraft | 82 | 18 | / |
| Beadcroft | 82 | 0 | / |
| Beascroft | 82 | 0 | / |
| Becraft | 80 | 2,218 | / |
| Bycroft | 80 | 985 | / |
| Becroff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bicroft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beachcroft | 78 | 23 | / |
| Baycroft | 75 | 267 | / |
| Beacraft | 75 | 78 | / |
| Boycroft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baucroft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Veecraft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weatcroft | 71 | 2 | / |
| Whetcroft | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheatcroft | 67 | 2,785 | / |
| Bycraft | 67 | 251 | / |
| Beckrow | 67 | 110 | / |
| Wecraft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bicraft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekraft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wycroft | 67 | 0 | / |
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