Pycroft Surname

406,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pycroft Surname Definition:

(French-Latin+Eng.) Dweller at the Magpie-Field [v. under Py(e and Croft]

Pycroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4261:130,79412,949
Australia2501:107,98312,061
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Wales511:60,6775,433
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pycroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin+Eng.) Dweller at the Magpie-Field [v. under Py(e and Croft]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pycroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pycroft is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pycroft? popularity and diffusion

It is the 406,613th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 8,464,049 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Pycroft are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 130,794. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent live, Hampshire, where 13 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent live and New Zealand, where 8 percent live.

Pycroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pycroft has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pycroft last name increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pycroft Last Name Statistics demography

Pycroft earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.11% less than the national average, earning R 149,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pyecroft93139/
Pye Croft881/
Bycroft86985/
Pycraft86164/
Pucroft861/
Pocroft861/
Baycroft80267/
Byecroft804/
Boycroft801/
Pyecraft800/
Bcroft771/
Pcraft771/
Becroft71558/
Bycraft71251/
Bucroft712/
Bacroft710/
Bocroft710/
Bicroft710/
Beecroft675,235/
Beacroft67472/
Beygroft6710/
Bacaroft675/
Bawcroft672/
Beccroft671/
Baucroft671/
Becrofft670/
Piecraft670/
Pawcraft670/
Backroft670/
Bechroft670/
Pheckraft630/
Pickrow571/
Pishraft535/
Pekrafft532/

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