Norcroft 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

Norcroft Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the North Croft [Old English norþ + croft, a small field] There is a hamlet called Norcroft near Barnsley, Yorks.

Norcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Norcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the North Croft [Old English norþ + croft, a small field] There is a hamlet called Norcroft near Barnsley, Yorks.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Norcroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norcroft occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norcroft? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Norcroft is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Norcroft reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Norcroft is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 100 percent reside.

Norcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Norcroft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Norcroft last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norcrof930/
Northcroft89167/
Nordscroft890/
Norcroff883/
Norcraft881/
Norcrofs880/
Northcraft78663/
Narcrofs750/

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