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English
Etymology
- As an English surname, from the noun croft (“small piece of land”).
- Also as an English surname, variant of Craft.
- As a Danish, Swedish, German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Kraft.
- The place in Leicestershire is from Old English cræft (“device”).
Also compare Kroft.
Proper noun
Croft
- A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
- A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6393).
- A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5195).
- A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5061).
- An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.
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