Moorcroft Surname

99,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Moorcroft Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Moor-Croft [Old English mór, a moor + croft, a small field]

Moorcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3491:23,7203,289
South Africa1,3141:41,2315,284
Canada3361:109,65911,761
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
Australia2141:126,14813,799
Northern Ireland851:21,7062,552
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Wales701:44,2084,243
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland601:73,8315,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9831:24,7973,438
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Moorcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Moor-Croft [Old English mór, a moor + croft, a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Moorcroft Last Name Facts

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

Moorcroft is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorcroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 99,304th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,528,428 people. Moorcroft is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Moorcroft reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2,349 people, or 1 in 23,720. In England Moorcroft is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 17 percent are found, Lancashire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Moorcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moorcroft has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,245 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moorcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Moorcroft last name is chiefly Presbyterian (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moorcroft last name are 4.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.38% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moorcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.19% less than the national average, earning 224,289 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning R 313,224 per year; in United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.65% more than the national average, earning $54,975 CAD per year.

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