Vancroft Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Vancroft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vancroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Vancroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vancroft is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vancroft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vancroft is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Vancroft are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most numerous in: District of Columbia, where 27 percent live, New Jersey, where 18 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and Mexico, where 8 percent live.

Vancroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vancroft has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vancroft Last Name Statistics demography

Vancroft earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% less than the national average, earning $42,821 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Vancroft
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