Mosscroft Surname

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

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mosscroft 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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Mosscroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Mosscroft 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)

Mosscroft Last Name Facts

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

Mosscroft occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mosscroft.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosscroft? popularity and diffusion

Mosscroft is the 14,316,765th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mosscroft reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Mosscroft is most prevalent in: Durham, where 100 percent are found.

Mosscroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mosscroft has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moscroft941/
Mocroft8865/
Muscroft82801/
Mascroft8284/
Moocroft826/
Moucroft820/
MacRoft751/
Mocraft750/
Moockrof716/
Mascraft710/
Macrof67196/
Mocrov675/
Mocrow671/

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