Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CROFT
There are approximately 14,028 people named Croft in the UK. That makes it the 722nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 222 are named Croft.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CroffCraft
Croaft
Crofdt
Crofft
Chroft
Croffts
Chrofte
Craoft
Crioft
Crofftes
Chroftes
Crof
Crofet
Crofat
Croafton
Caroft
Crofit
Crofe
Croaf
Croffot
Crocoft
The Croft surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town of the same name in England; a small field near a dwelling.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CROFT. Places in cos. Leicester, Lincoln, York, Durham, and Hereford. Croft castle, in the first-named county, was the seat of an ancient family to which it gave name.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.