Crofts Surname

62,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Crofts Surname Definition:

Pl., or genit., of Croft, q.v.

Roger de Croftes.—Hundred Rolls

Crofts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0851:13,6402,015
United States1,6741:216,52321,070
Australia1,1871:22,7433,140
Wales2701:11,4611,275
Canada2661:138,51714,271
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Ireland551:85,6174,914
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
France341:1,953,609166,012
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland761:58,2884,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2691:10,7431,639
Wales861:18,2371,068
Scotland621:60,3743,814
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:150,80713,975

Crofts (19) may also be a first name.

Crofts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Pl., or genit., of Croft, q.v.

Roger de Croftes.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The name (derived from the English word croft) of a well known landed family which settled in Co. Cork early in the seventeenth century

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Croft (enclosure), the name of several places in England; dweller at the small, enclosed field.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably a pluralization of Croft.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crofts Last Name Facts

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

Crofts occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crofts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Crofts is the 62,006th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 899,475 people. The last name Crofts occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Crofts are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles. Crofts is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 19 people.

The surname Crofts is most widespread in England, where it is held by 4,085 people, or 1 in 13,640. In England Crofts is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Crofts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Crofts has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Crofts surname expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 503 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 292 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 28 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crofts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Crofts last name is chiefly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crofts surname are 24.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crofts earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning R 251,652 per year; in United States they earn 2.65% more than the national average, earning $44,293 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $50,924 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crowfts921/
Crosfts921/
Croffts921/
Croft9141,979/
Crafts83159/
Crofft836/
Crofte834/
Crooft834/
Krofts832/
Crowts830/
Craftts771/
Craffts770/
Craft7347,075/
Kroft731,740/
Croftová712/
Krofft67129/
Krafts6778/
Crafft6723/
Crowte6713/
Craftz679/
Crowtz676/
Crabts674/
Crafte673/
Kropft671/
Crawft671/
Craftd671/
Crauft670/
Crowth670/
Krouft670/
Craftt670/

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