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
School 827
Private Means 85
Farm Labourer 71
General Labourer 60
Farmer 58
Labourer 57
General Servant (domestic) 51
Dressmaker 43
Scholar 43
None 42
Domestic Servant 39
Bricklayer 35
Coal Miner Hewer 30
At School 28
House Painter 27
At Home 27
Clerk 26
Housekeeper 25
Weaver 25
Assisting In Business 23
House Keeper 22
Housemaid (domestic) 21
Dress Maker 19
Domestic 19
Cotton Weaver 19

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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