Marcroft Surname

377,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Marcroft Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at 1 the Lake- Field [Old English mere, a lake + croft] 2 the Boundary-Field [Old English mǽre, a boundary + croft]

Marcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4091:136,23013,344
United States3881:934,17369,936
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Australia481:562,41041,290
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2931:83,1928,844
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Marcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at 1 the Lake- Field [Old English mere, a lake + croft] 2 the Boundary-Field [Old English mǽre, a boundary + croft]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Marcroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marcroft has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marcroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 377,044th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,687,285 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Marcroft are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 136,230. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 33 percent are found, Lancashire, where 11 percent are found and Merseyside, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Marcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marcroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Marcroft surname grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,492 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marcroft Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Marcroft surname are 12.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.26% registered with the party.

The amount Marcroft earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,169 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,463 CAD per year.

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