Croft Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Croft Name Meaning: Possibly from a pre 6th century origins word 'creaft' meaning craft or skill.

Later from Middle English 'croft' meaning an arable enclosure & normally adjoining a house. Or given to people who came from the many places in England with this name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Croft Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Croft family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 599
Agricultural Labourer 170
House Servant 106
Labourer 59
At Home 58
Farm Labourer 51
Servant 39
Dress Maker 35
Laundress 34
Tailor 32
General Servant 29
Pauper 23
Ag Labourer 22
Weaver 21
Farmer 20
Farm Servant 19
Coal Miner 19
Annuitant 18
Gardener 18
House Keeper 17
Shoe Maker 16
Errand Boy 16
Cook 15
Wife Of Above 15
Bricklayer 15

Croft Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Croft 100% 52,235
2 Craft 80% 7,096
3 Carfoot 57% 299
4 Carefoot 50% 196
5 Acroft 83% 157

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The surname Croft is the most popular version of all its varients

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