Raycroft Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

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.

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Raycroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3281:112,33411,995
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

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.

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

Local: "the rye-croft," an enclosure where rye was cultivated.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Raycroft Last Name Facts

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

Raycroft is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Raycroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 560,645th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. The surname Raycroft occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Raycroft are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 328 people, or 1 in 112,334. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 85 percent reside, Alberta, where 6 percent reside and British Columbia, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Canada Raycroft is found 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 occurrence of Raycroft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raycroft surname grew 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 carrying the Raycroft last name is principally Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Raycroft surname are 17.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 70.83% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rycroft932,808/
Raycrof933/
Roycroft882,330/
Raycraft88947/
Reycroft8885/
Ryecroft8838/
Reacroft8811/
Raykroft881/
Raycroff881/
Rycrof860/
Reatcroft821/
Roychroft820/
Rycraft80381/
Ricroft8020/
Raycrow808/
Recroft807/
Rycrofp801/
Roycrof800/
Rakroft800/
Racraft800/
Reycraft75262/
Roycraft75255/
Ruecroft75221/
Reucroft7593/
Roucroft7518/
Reycroff754/
Raykraft751/
Roycroff751/
Raecraft750/
Roecroft750/
Richcroft717/
Rueccroft711/
Reiscroft710/
Racquroff710/
Ricroff670/

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