Cracroft Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cracroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cracroft.' 'The family were lords of the manor of Cracroft, Lincolnshire, in 1384': Lower (quoting Burke's Landed Gentry). With the form Cracraft infra. compare Craftfor, Croft, and Meadowcraft for Meadowcroft.

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Cracroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
England431:1,295,76958,667
Wales71:442,07621,198
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Cracroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cracroft.' 'The family were lords of the manor of Cracroft, Lincolnshire, in 1384': Lower (quoting Burke's Landed Gentry). With the form Cracraft infra. compare Craftfor, Croft, and Meadowcraft for Meadowcroft. This surname has crossed the Atlantic as Crayeroft.

1638-9. John Cracroft and Magdalen Hambleton: Marriage Lic (London).

1725. John Radley and Ann Cracraft: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1751. Baptised-Mary. d. William Cracraft: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

(English) Dweller at the Crow- Croft [Old English cráwe + croft, a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family were lords of the manor of Cracroft, co. Lincoln, in 1284. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cracroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cracroft occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cracroft.

How Common Is The Last Name Cracroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cracroft is the 1,315,412th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. Cracroft is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cracroft reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cracroft is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 92 percent reside, Arizona, where 2 percent reside and California, where 2 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and Wales, where 4 percent reside.

Cracroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cracroft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cracroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cracroft last name are 0.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.78% being registered with the party.

Cracroft earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.18% more than the national average, earning $49,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craycroft94416/
Cracraft881,004/
Crecroft881/
Crocroft881/
Craycrof880/
Cracroff880/
Craycraft821,897/
Crockroft8212/
Croycroft821/
Cracrauft820/
Craycroff820/
Creycroft820/
Crockcroft781/
Cracrasf751/
Crekroft750/
Craycrafe711/
Croscroff710/
Crecraft63121/
Crocraft630/
Krackrow630/
Creacraft5911/
Creecraft590/
Krakrob531/

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Cracroft Reference & Research

Craycraft DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Craycraft FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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