Horsecroft Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Horsecroft Surname Definition:

Johannes de Huscroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Horsecroft 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
England121:4,643,172139,951
Wales81:386,81619,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269

Horsecroft 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
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Horsecroft Demographics

Average Horsecroft Salary in
England

£19,250

Per year
Rank:
83,077 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.1739E-5
Rank: 86,326 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
71.36%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

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

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Horsecroft Last Name Facts

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

Horsecroft is most common in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horsecroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Horsecroft is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Horsecroft are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 50 percent are found, Greater London, where 17 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 40 percent are found.

Horsecroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Horsecroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Horsecroft surname declined 71 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
Horsecraft901/
Horscoroft901/
Hirse-Kreft678/
Harris Kraft551/
Harreiß-Kraft521/
Archicraft501/

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