Barcroft

Barcroft Meaning & Origin

About Barcroft
The surname Barcroft is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bere" meaning "barley" and "croft" meaning "enclosure" or "small farm." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Barcroft can be interpreted as "the barley farm" or "the enclosed land for growing barley." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who owned or worked on a farm where barley was cultivated.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Barcroft: 407
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 51,176
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Barcroft 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
PRKRFT
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0626013
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 R K R AO2 F T
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɑrˌkrɔft/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKRFT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B626

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Barcroft in Braille

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

The name Barcroft in braille

How to sign the name Barcroft using Sign Language

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

The name Barcroft in sign language

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