Raycroft Surname
Approximately 566 people bear this surname
Raycroft Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ryecroft,'a hamlet in the township of Tong, and parish of Birstall, Yorkshire There are several smaller localities bearing this name.
Margareta de Rycroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameRaycroft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 328 | 1:112,334 | 11,995 |
| United States | 216 | 1:1,678,051 | 111,588 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Raycroft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ryecroft,'a hamlet in the township of Tong, and parish of Birstall, Yorkshire There are several smaller localities bearing this name.
Margareta de Rycroft, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus Rycroft, 1379: ibid.
Margaret Rycroft, of Haigh, widow, 1582: Wills at Chester.
George Minshull, of Rycroft, yeoman, 1586: ibid.
Richard Kicroft, of Groppenhall, Cheshire, 1638: East Cheshire.
1779. Married — James Ryecroft and Elizabeth Diana Abbiss: St. George, Hanover Square.
Local: "the rye-croft," an enclosure where rye was cultivated.
Raycroft Demographics
Raycroft Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Raycroft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Raycroft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Raycroft is found in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Raycroft click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Raycroft? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 560,645th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Raycroft reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 112,334. In Canada it is mostly found in: Ontario, where 85 percent reside, Alberta, where 6 percent reside and British Columbia, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Canada it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Raycroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Raycroft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Raycroft last name expanded 313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Raycroft Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Raycroft surname are 17.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Raycroft earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $40,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $51,695 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rycroft | 93 | 2,808 | / |
| Raycrof | 93 | 3 | / |
| Roycroft | 88 | 2,330 | / |
| Raycraft | 88 | 947 | / |
| Reycroft | 88 | 85 | / |
| Ryecroft | 88 | 38 | / |
| Reacroft | 88 | 11 | / |
| Raykroft | 88 | 1 | / |
| Raycroff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rycrof | 86 | 0 | / |
| Reatcroft | 82 | 1 | / |
| Roychroft | 82 | 0 | / |
| Rycraft | 80 | 381 | / |
| Ricroft | 80 | 20 | / |
| Raycrow | 80 | 8 | / |
| Recroft | 80 | 7 | / |
| Rycrofp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Roycrof | 80 | 0 | / |
| Rakroft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Racraft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Reycraft | 75 | 262 | / |
| Roycraft | 75 | 255 | / |
| Ruecroft | 75 | 221 | / |
| Reucroft | 75 | 93 | / |
| Roucroft | 75 | 18 | / |
| Reycroff | 75 | 4 | / |
| Raykraft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Roycroff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Raecraft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Roecroft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Richcroft | 71 | 7 | / |
| Rueccroft | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reiscroft | 71 | 0 | / |
| Racquroff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ricroff | 67 | 0 | / |
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