Horscraft Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Horscraft Surname Definition:

Johannes de Huscroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Horscraft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382

Horscraft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the horse-croft'—nothing to do with farriery; v. Craft, Meadowcraft, Haycraft, &c. Possibly in some cases a corruption of house-croft,' the field beside the house.' This name occurs early:

Johannes de Huscroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

But 'horse-croft,' the enclosure for horses, is the true parent.

John de Horscrofte, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Elsewhere in the same record he is found as John de Hoscroft (v..), hence Oscroft, which see.

'Richard. son of Drogo, of St. Edmunds, gave the monks of Castle Acre a yearly rent of Ioj., to be paid out of the estate of Richard de Horse-croft, his villein': History of Norfolk.

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

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

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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Horscraft Demographics

Average Horscraft Salary in
England

£30,800

Per year
Rank:
15,604 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000106852
Rank: 54,420 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
114.17%
Sample size: 8 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Horscraft Last Name Facts

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

Horscraft occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Horscraft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Horscraft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Horscraft live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Sussex, where 44 percent live, Essex, where 16 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent live. Apart from England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Horscraft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Horscraft has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Horscraft surname increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horscroft89800/
Herscraft890/
Horcroft822/
Hartcraft7842/
Hardcraft781/
Horrcroft780/
Harcroft712/
Artcraft711/
Hardcroft671/
Archraft590/

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