Haycraft Surname

202,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,059 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Haycraft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hay-croft,' from residence therein; v. Hay and Croft or Craft.

Hugo de la Heycroft, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William a la Heycrofte, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Haycraft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7491:207,23820,303
Australia1991:135,65714,662
England721:773,86242,299
British Virgin Islands151:2,106271
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France51:13,284,544357,392
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:316,56320,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Haycraft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hay-croft,' from residence therein; v. Hay and Croft or Craft.

Hugo de la Heycroft, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William a la Heycrofte, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert de Heycrofte, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Johannes Haycroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1578. Edward Haycroft or Heycroft: Register of the University of Oxford.

Tristram Heycroft and Mary Horner: Marriage Lic. (London).

1800. Married — John Haycraft and Ann Jordan: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Hay- field [Old English hég, hay + croft, a small field] 2 the Hedged-Field [v. under Hay] Haycraft is the Northern form [v. Craft]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From hay, and croft, a small enclosure: a place for hay-ricks.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Haycraft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Haycraft is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haycraft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 202,315th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,539,362 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Haycraft are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,749 people, or 1 in 207,238. In The United States it is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Haycraft is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Haycraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haycraft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Haycraft surname expanded 951 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haycraft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Haycraft last name are 29.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.68% being registered with the party.

The amount Haycraft earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $40,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 159.88% more than the national average, earning $129,117 CAD per year.

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