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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

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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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