Sancroft Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Sancroft Surname Definition:

William, or De Bosco, Archbishop of Canterbury, one of the seven bishops so renowned t. James II., was descended from the Norman family of De Bosco or Bois. William de Bois-Guillaume, of the bailifry of Caux, in 1086 possessed estates in Essex (Domesd.

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Sancroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sancroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William, or De Bosco, Archbishop of Canterbury, one of the seven bishops so renowned t. James II., was descended from the Norman family of De Bosco or Bois. William de Bois-Guillaume, of the bailifry of Caux, in 1086 possessed estates in Essex (Domesd. Ess. 81). Baldric de Bosco was of Suffolk 1130; William de B. of Essex 1165. The family of De Bois or Bosco held lands in South Elmham from the Conquest, as appeared by a suit at Ipswich 1285 (Davy, Coll. Suffolk, vol. xxxv.). Sandcroft or Sancroft was in South Elmham; and the family so named bore three crosses with a chevron (as the distinction of a younger branch), while the De Boscos of Elmham bore a cross. In 1198 Robert de Bosco had a suit against Robert de Sandcroft for lands in Elingham and Hennersfield, Suffolk (Rotuli Curiae Regis). Robert de S. presented to the Church of Sancroft 1319 (Suckling, Suff. i. 208). The family soon after migrated to Fressingfield, a few miles south, where they continued seated 1463, 1534, 1555, and 1616, when William S. (the archbishop) was baptized there.

The Norman People (1874)

Sancroft Last Name Facts

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

Sancroft has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Sancroft.

How Common Is The Last Name Sancroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sancroft is the 2,333,370th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname Sancroft is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Sancroft reside; 45 percent reside in Caribbean and 45 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Sancroft is most widely held in Jamaica, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 124,780. In Jamaica it is most prevalent in: Cornwall County, where 65 percent live, Middlesex County, where 30 percent live and Surrey County, where 4 percent live. Not including Jamaica it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Sancroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sancroft has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sancroft surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sancroft Last Name Statistics demography

Sancroft earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 47.42% less than the national average, earning $22,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandcroft9470/
Shancroft943/
Sancrof930/
Zancroft880/
Sandcraft8220/
Shankroff7127/
Shankrow633/
Somcrow531/
Sangkraw509/
Songkrow505/

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