Howcroft

Howcroft Meaning & Origin

About Howcroft
The surname Howcroft is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "hoh" meaning "spur of a hill" and "croft" meaning "small enclosed field." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Howcroft can be interpreted as "someone who lived near or worked on a small enclosed field on a spur of a hill."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Howcroft: 441
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 47966
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Howcroft 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
HKRFT
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H026013
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AW1 K R AH0 F T
🌐 IPA
/ˈhaʊkrəft/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HKRFT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H261

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Howcroft in Braille

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

The name Howcroft in braille

How to sign the name Howcroft using Sign Language

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

The name Howcroft in sign language

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