Hawcroft Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Hawcroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Yorkshire surname, therefore probably a corruption of Havereroft (oatfield). A township in the parish of Felkirk, West Riding of Yorks; compare Rycroft (rye-field), Bareroft (barley-field), Bancroft (beanfield).

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Hawcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4421:126,05912,608
Australia501:539,91440,287
United States381:9,538,393399,091
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hawcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A Yorkshire surname, therefore probably a corruption of Havereroft (oatfield). A township in the parish of Felkirk, West Riding of Yorks; compare Rycroft (rye-field), Bareroft (barley-field), Bancroft (beanfield). But v. Haycraft.

Walterus Haucreroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Adam de Hauereroft, 1379: ibid.

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

Hawcroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hawcroft is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hawcroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hawcroft is the 522,545th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Hawcroft reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hawcroft is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 126,059. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 37 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Besides England it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Hawcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hawcroft has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hawcroft last name increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hawcroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hawcroft surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hawcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.42% more than the national average, earning R 545,196 per year; in United States they earn 50.87% more than the national average, earning $65,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.33% more than the national average, earning $61,770 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chawcroft940/
Howcroft882,360/
Haycroft88303/
Hawcraft880/
Howecroft821/
Howcrowft821/
Howcrouft820/
Hocroft8043/
Haycrft801/
Hycroft800/
Hacraft800/
Haycraft752,059/
Hobcroft7545/
Howcraft759/
Howcruft755/
Heycroft751/
Houcroft750/
Haycrraft711/
Hocraft670/
Hobcraft6366/
Hiecraft630/
Heycraft630/
Highcraft591/
Hecker-Heuft501/
Hakarvat501/
Hakravat501/

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