Huscroft Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Huscroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the house-croft' (v. Croft); v. Oscroft, which is probably a variant.

Cisot de Hustcroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna Huscreft, 1379: ibid.

Hugo de Huscroft, 1379: ibid.

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Huscroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:150,99714,419
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:170,45714,424
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Huscroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the house-croft' (v. Croft); v. Oscroft, which is probably a variant.

Cisot de Hustcroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna Huscreft, 1379: ibid.

Hugo de Huscroft, 1379: ibid.

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

Huscroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huscroft is found most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Huscroft? popularity and diffusion

It is the 488,458th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Huscroft live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

It is most common in England, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 150,997. In England Huscroft is most common in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent reside, Durham, where 21 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Huscroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Huscroft has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Huscroft surname increased 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Huscroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Huscroft are 14.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Huscroft earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.79% less than the national average, earning $36,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.21% less than the national average, earning $39,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hushcroft941/
Houscroft940/
Uscroft9345/
Hoscroft881/
Hutcroft880/
Huscraft880/
Hudcroft880/
Houcroft880/
Huchcroft8215/
Hutchroft822/
Hudscraft820/
Oscroft80767/
Hocroft8043/
Aucroft800/
Iscroft800/
Hutchcroft78540/
Audcroft751/
Hutchcrofte741/
Hutchraft714/
Hutchcrof711/
Huthcraft711/
Ocroft710/
Hutchcraft671,444/
Uhcraft670/
Hocraft670/

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Huscroft Reference & Research

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