Oscroft Surname

444,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Oscroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the oxcroft,' i.e. the enclosure for oxen. Naturally the surname would settle down into Oscroft. A parallel instance will be found in the case of Oxspring and Ofspring, which see. Another example of the change is to be seen in the Philadelphia Directory, where Osborough takes the place of Oxborough.

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Oscroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5451:102,23510,753
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Canada621:594,28449,093
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Australia291:930,88655,860
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Oscroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the oxcroft,' i.e. the enclosure for oxen. Naturally the surname would settle down into Oscroft. A parallel instance will be found in the case of Oxspring and Ofspring, which see. Another example of the change is to be seen in the Philadelphia Directory, where Osborough takes the place of Oxborough.

Stephen de Oxecroft, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1746. Married — John Brand and Margaret Oscroft: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

Oscroft was a familiar figure some years ago on the Notts county cricket-ground, and a young Oscroft played for the same county in the season of 1894.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Dweller at 1 the Ox-Croft [Old English oxa, genit. pl. oxna, an ox + croft, a small field] Stephen de Oxecroft.—Hundred Rolls 2 the East Croft [ost, a N. and East. Dialectal form (cp. Dano-Norwegian öst) of English east, O.E. eást + croft] 3 Outh’s (Auð(r)’s) Croft [Old Norse auð-r, wealth] Adam de Outhescroft (Oscroft).— Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accts., A.D. 1303-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Oscroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oscroft is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oscroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 444,963rd most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 9,501,364 people. The surname Oscroft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Oscroft live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 102,235. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 32 percent live, Derbyshire, where 16 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Oscroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oscroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Oscroft surname grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oscroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Oscroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.58% more than the national average, earning R 310,296 per year; in United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.64% more than the national average, earning $51,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoscroft931/
Ocroft920/
Houscroft880/
Ascroft86889/
Uscroft8645/
Hocroft8643/
Oxcroft861/
Ashcroft8015,420/
Huscroft80679/
Hodcroft8087/
Aschroft808/
Ahscroft804/
Astcroft802/
Houcroft800/
Askcroft800/
Ocraft7711/
Acroft770/
Aschcroft757/
Hashcroft752/
Ashcrroft751/
Ashccroft751/
Hushcroft751/
Hoytcroft751/
Ashcrofts750/
Adcroft71166/
Ascraft716/
Askroft715/
Ashcrof712/
Ashroft711/
Atcroft710/
Hocraft710/
Aucroft710/
Ashcraft6713,115/
Hadcroft67377/
Hatcroft6715/
Aschraft674/
Okrof671/
Ashzroft671/
Ascrafth671/
Ahscraft671/
Hascraft671/
Ocrob671/
Audcroft671/
Achcroft670/
Ashcroff670/
Huscraft670/
Hashcrof670/

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