Beecroft Surname

91,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

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.

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Beecroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9861:28,0553,796
United States1,3121:276,26425,830
Australia6941:38,8995,051
Canada5671:64,9837,565
Nigeria3371:525,64625,906
New Zealand1421:31,8905,546
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Scotland441:121,6787,769
France241:2,767,613196,808
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2371:19,7052,815
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1271:395,42329,402

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.

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

(English) Dweller at the Bee- Croft. [Old English beó + croft, a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beetcroft940/
Beecrofts940/
Becroft93558/
Beechcroft898/
Beacroft88472/
Beecraft88198/
Byecroft884/
Veecroft881/
Beccroft881/
Beecroff881/
Bedcroft881/
Beekroft881/
Becrofft880/
Bechroft880/
Beechraft8218/
Beadcroft820/
Beascroft820/
Becraft802,218/
Bycroft80985/
Becroff802/
Bicroft800/
Beachcroft7823/
Baycroft75267/
Beacraft7578/
Boycroft751/
Baucroft751/
Veecraft750/
Weatcroft712/
Whetcroft711/
Wheatcroft672,785/
Bycraft67251/
Beckrow67110/
Wecraft671/
Bicraft671/
Bekraft670/
Wycroft670/

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