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.
Discover how your Croft ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 40 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 58 |
| Channel Islands | 4 |
| Cheshire | 131 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 38 |
| Devon | 75 |
| Dorset | 74 |
| Durham | 100 |
| Essex | 40 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 42 |
| Herefordshire | 25 |
| Hertfordshire | 174 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 42 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 186 |
| Lancashire | 864 |
| Leicestershire | 58 |
| Lincolnshire | 441 |
| London | 406 |
| Middlesex | 34 |
| Northumberland | 23 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 78 |
| Nottinghamshire | 86 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 42 |
| Shropshire | 40 |
| Suffolk | 102 |
| Somerset | 19 |
| Surrey | 53 |
| Sussex | 174 |
| Staffordshire | 123 |
| Warwickshire | 195 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 94 |
| Yorkshire | 1,048 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 13 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 18 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 837 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 197 |
| Labourer | 68 |
| House Servant | 45 |
| Coal Miner | 45 |
| House Keeper | 41 |
| Laundress | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 38 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Carter | 33 |
| General Servant | 29 |
| Tailor | 29 |
| Cotton Weaver | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Wife Of Above | 19 |
| Cook | 19 |
| Farmer | 18 |
| House Maid | 18 |
| Nurse | 17 |
| Grocer | 17 |
| Milliner | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Lace Maker | 13 |
| Stone Mason | 13 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Croft | 3,419 |
| William Croft | 3,404 |
| John Croft | 3,250 |
| Elizabeth Croft | 2,192 |
| Thomas Croft | 2,100 |
| Sarah Croft | 1,830 |
| George Croft | 1,812 |
| James Croft | 1,647 |
| Ann Croft | 1,163 |
| Joseph Croft | 1,007 |
| Henry Croft | 1,001 |
| Jane Croft | 974 |
| Charles Croft | 966 |
| Robert Croft | 757 |
| Annie Croft | 730 |
| Ellen Croft | 702 |
| Alice Croft | 697 |
| Margaret Croft | 693 |
| Eliza Croft | 675 |
| Emma Croft | 670 |
| Hannah Croft | 648 |
| Edward Croft | 540 |
| Emily Croft | 525 |
| Martha Croft | 515 |
| Frederick Croft | 499 |