Rycroft Surname

155,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname

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

Rycroft 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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Rycroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3091:42,5655,432
United States4611:786,24560,824
Canada4421:83,3619,272
Australia3281:82,3049,537
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Scotland311:172,7049,690
France161:4,151,420237,746
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Wales101:309,45316,869
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8541:28,5433,864
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Rycroft 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

(English) Dweller at the Rye-Croft [Old English ryge, rye + croft, a small field] The Yorks Rycroft is spelt the same in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rycroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rycroft is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rycroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rycroft is the 155,981st most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,595,280 people. The last name Rycroft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Rycroft live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Rycroft is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 1,309 people, or 1 in 42,565. In England Rycroft is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Barring England Rycroft occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Rycroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rycroft has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Rycroft surname rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 775 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 136 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rycroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Rycroft surname is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rycroft surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rycroft earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning R 252,420 per year; in United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $52,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Roycroft932,330/
Raycroft93566/
Reycroft9385/
Rycrof920/
Roychroft880/
Rycraft86381/
Ricroft8620/
Recroft867/
Raycrof863/
Rycrofp861/
Roycrof860/
Raycraft80947/
Reycraft80262/
Roycraft80255/
Reucroft8093/
Reacroft8011/
Reycroff804/
Roycroff801/
Raycroff801/
Raykroft801/
Richcroft757/
Reatcroft751/
Reiscroft750/
Raycrow718/
Ricroff710/
Recraft710/
Redcraft671/
Raykraft671/
Rickroof671/
Redcrofs671/
Reacraft670/
Rycraw6284/
Rykrova573/
Resrobt571/
Reikraft530/

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