Moscroft Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moscroft Surname Definition:

John dictus Moscrop was witness to "instrumentum de creatdone abbatis" in 1326 (RMP., p. 10). John Moscrop was burgess of Jedworth m 1426 (Melros, p. 533), Patrick Moscrop, witness at Crunzeltoun, 1461 (Laing, 145), and Andrew Moscrop was provost of the town in 1558 and sheriff of Roxburgh "in hac parte" (ER.

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Moscroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Moscroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John dictus Moscrop was witness to "instrumentum de creatdone abbatis" in 1326 (RMP., p. 10). John Moscrop was burgess of Jedworth m 1426 (Melros, p. 533), Patrick Moscrop, witness at Crunzeltoun, 1461 (Laing, 145), and Andrew Moscrop was provost of the town in 1558 and sheriff of Roxburgh "in hac parte" (ER., XIX, p. 439). John Moscrop was bailie and burgess of Jedburgh in 1647 (Inquis., 331), and juror on a retour of special service in Duns in 1672 (Home, p. 194). John Mosscropt is recorded in Blaiklaw in 1696 (Peebles CR.), and Alexander Moscrop in Bartelshill in 1730 (Lauder). Moscrope 1658.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Moscroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moscroft is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moscroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moscroft is the 14,316,765th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Moscroft live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933.

Moscroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moscroft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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