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

The last name Leacroft is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leacroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Leacroft reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 606,684th most numerous given name throughout the world, borne by 221 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 50 percent reside and West Midlands, where 50 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Jamaica, where 33 percent reside.

Leacroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leacroft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leacroft surname declined 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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