Holcroft

English

Alternative forms

• Hawcroft

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)

1. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holcroft is the 83226^th 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.