Leacroft Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Leacroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leacroft,' a township in the parish of Cannock, Staffordshire.

1576. Baptised — Robert, s. Robert Lecroft: armorer: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1593. Buried — Margery, ignoti eognominis, Mr.

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Leacroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Leacroft (221) may also be a first name.

Leacroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Leacroft,' a township in the parish of Cannock, Staffordshire.

1576. Baptised — Robert, s. Robert Lecroft: armorer: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1593. Buried — Margery, ignoti eognominis, Mr. Lecrafte' smayd, of the plague: ibid.

1607. Baptised — Richard Leycraft s. Sampson Leycrafte: ibid.

1614. Married — Daniel Barker and Mary Leacrofte: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Leacroft, or Dweller at the Lea-Croft [Old English leáh + croft]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Leacroft Last Name Facts

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

Leacroft is found most in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leacroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Leacroft are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles. Leacroft is also the 606,684th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 221 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found and West Midlands, where 50 percent are found. Outside of England Leacroft occurs in one country. It is also common in Jamaica, where 33 percent are found.

Leacroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leacroft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leacroft surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecroft930/
Leacraft8831/
Leecroft8825/
Lacrofft881/
Laycroft880/
Leycroft880/
Leaycraft8263/
Lehcrofts820/
Lecraft8039/
Lacraft800/
Laycraft75132/
Leecraft7522/
Leycraft758/
Ligcroft751/
Leucraft750/
Lecraf712/
Lecrow711/
Lacrow710/
Laudcraft710/
Lakrouf67769/
Leecrow671/
Lekrouf671/
Lascrow671/
Lycraft670/

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