Croft

A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.

Proper noun

  1. A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
  2. A place in England:

    1. A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6393).

    2. A small village in Croft and Yarpole parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4565).

    3. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP5195).

    4. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF5061).

  3. An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.

Origin

* 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.

Related

Croft and Yarpole Croft-on-Tees Croft Spa