Whitcroft Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Whitcroft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whitcroft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Australia711:380,22131,281
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Northern Ireland701:26,3582,890
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Whitcroft Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whitcroft is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whitcroft? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most commonly held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name Whitcroft occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Whitcroft live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

Whitcroft is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 428,600. In England Whitcroft is most common in: West Midlands, where 22 percent are found, Kent, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England Whitcroft occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Whitcroft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whitcroft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Whitcroft surname expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Whitcroft Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Whitcroft surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whitcroft are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whitcroft earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 49.69% more than the national average, earning $64,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.83% less than the national average, earning $45,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Witcroft941/
Whitcraft89920/
Whetcroft891/
Whitcroff890/
Wheatcroft842,785/
Whitchraft840/
Witcraft82394/
Whicraft821/
Weatcroft782/
Wheatcrof782/
Westcroft781/
Whitkraft781/
Whetcraft780/
Bicroft750/
Wycroft750/
Wheatcraft74554/
Waycroft713/
Wiscraft710/
Wishcraft672/
Wettcraft670/
Beetcroft670/

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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
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  • 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 Whitcroft
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