Holcroft Surname

180,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Holcroft Surname Definition:

(English)Bel. to Holcroft (Lancs. &c.) = the Croft in the Hollow [Old English hol, a hole, hollow + croft, a (small) field] Thomas de Holecroft.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1288.

Holcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2321:45,2265,696
Australia5201:51,9156,418
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
New Zealand1071:42,3217,058
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Canada561:657,95753,499
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Wales281:110,5198,545
Scotland161:334,61415,044
France151:4,428,181244,602
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6491:37,5584,847
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Holcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English)Bel. to Holcroft (Lancs. &c.) = the Croft in the Hollow [Old English hol, a hole, hollow + croft, a (small) field] Thomas de Holecroft.—Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1288.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

For centuries, Holcroft Hall, near Leigh, was the abode of the Holcrofts, a distinguished family, of which the Holcrofts of Hurst Hall in the same neighbourhood in 1692 were a branch; the old residences were, fifty years since, occupied as farmhouses; in the reign of Henry VIII., the Holcrofts were noted traffickers in monastic property (B.). Thurstan de Holcroft was mayor of Liverpool in 1425, and John Holcroft filled the same office in 1644 (B. L.). This name, however, in different forms is more characteristic of Staffordshire. In Lancashire it is now best represented in the Ormskirk district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Holcroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Holcroft is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holcroft? popularity and diffusion

Holcroft is the 180,115th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,078,811 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Holcroft live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,232 people, or 1 in 45,226. In England Holcroft is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 25 percent reside, Merseyside, where 13 percent reside and Lancashire, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Holcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Holcroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Holcroft last name increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 476 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,600 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Holcroft surname are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.68% less than the national average, earning 277,979 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.46% more than the national average, earning R 352,800 per year; in United States they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning $48,546 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,920 CAD per year.

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