Bancroft

Bancroft Meaning & Origin

About Bancroft
The surname Bancroft is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "banc" meaning "bank" and "croft" meaning "small enclosed field." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers of the name lived near or worked on a small field by a bank or slope. The name Bancroft is fairly common in England and has variations such as Bankcroft and Bankroft.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bancroft is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bancroft: 5,404
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 6315
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.83

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bancroft based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNKRFT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0526013
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AE1 NG K R AO0 F T
🌐 IPA
/ˈbæŋkrɔft/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNKRFT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B526

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bancroft in Braille

Here's how to represent Bancroft in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bancroft in braille

How to sign the name Bancroft using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bancroft using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bancroft in sign language

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