Wheatcroft Surname

157,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wheatcroft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wheat-croft,' from residence thereby; compare Rycroft; v. Croft or Craft.

Seman de Wetecroft, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda de Wetecroft, Suffolk, ibid.

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Wheatcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8851:29,5593,979
United States4281:846,86764,596
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Australia1311:206,07420,044
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Wales231:134,5459,804
France181:3,690,151224,666
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8901:27,3883,733
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Wheatcroft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the wheat-croft,' from residence thereby; compare Rycroft; v. Croft or Craft.

Seman de Wetecroft, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda de Wetecroft, Suffolk, ibid.

Robert de Wetecroft, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Thomas Whitecroft, Close Rolls, 27 Edward III.

1604. Married — Cutbert Crackplace and Anne Whitcraft: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1703. William Legg and Elizabeth Whitcroft: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at a Wheat- Croft [Old English hwœte + croft, a small field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: "the enclosure where wheat grows."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Wheatcroft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheatcroft occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wheatcroft click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheatcroft? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wheatcroft is the 157,100th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,616,713 people. The last name Wheatcroft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wheatcroft are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,885 people, or 1 in 29,559. In England it is mostly found in: Derbyshire, where 19 percent reside, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Barring England Wheatcroft occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Wheatcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wheatcroft has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wheatcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wheatcroft last name are 12.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wheatcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.23% more than the national average, earning R 463,944 per year; in United States they earn 11.92% more than the national average, earning $48,294 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $55,164 CAD per year.

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