Ryecroft Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ryecroft 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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Ryecroft Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Ryecroft 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

A location name in Lancashire, Yorkshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Ryecroft Demographics

Average Ryecroft Salary in
England

£34,009

Per year
Rank:
7,524 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.84874E-5
Rank: 61,898 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
126.07%
Sample size: 6 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Ryecroft Last Name Facts

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

Ryecroft has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ryecroft.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryecroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ryecroft is the 3,185,033rd most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ryecroft live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England it is primarily found in: Cumbria, where 36 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 33 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent live. Besides England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live.

Ryecroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ryecroft has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ryecroft last name contracted 51 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ryecroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Roycroft882,330/
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Ruecroft88221/
Reucroft8893/
Reycroft8885/
Reacroft8811/
Ryecraft880/
Roecroft880/
Rueccroft821/
Reatcroft821/
Reiscroft820/
Raycraft75947/
Reycraft75262/
Roycraft75255/
Roucroft7518/
Raykroft751/
Reacraft750/
Raecraft750/
Reaycraft710/
Riescraft710/
Raykraft631/
Raekraft630/
Reikraft630/
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