Holcroft
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement in Lancashire, from Old English hol (“hollow place”) + croft (“small enclosure”).
Proper noun
Holcroft (plural Holcrofts)
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holcroft is the 83226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 226 individuals. Holcroft is most common among White (94.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holcroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 191.