Rucroft Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rucroft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rucroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Scotland101:535,38220,332
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Rucroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rucroft is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rucroft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rucroft are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Rucroft is most frequent in England, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 41 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 26 percent are found and Durham, where 15 percent are found. Apart from England it occurs in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

Rucroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rucroft has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Rucroft last name expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruecroft93221/
Reucroft9393/
Rhucroft9350/
Roucroft9318/
Ruscroft930/
Rueccroft881/
Ricroft8620/
Rucroff864/
Rocroft860/
Roocroft80279/
Roecroft800/
Roocraft671/
Rocrow621/
Ruckraw571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rucroft
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