Moorcroft

Moorcroft Meaning & Origin

About Moorcroft
The surname Moorcroft is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "mor" meaning "marsh" or "fen" and "croft" meaning "enclosure" or "small farm." Therefore, the surname Moorcroft likely originated as a topographic name for someone who lived near or owned a small farm or enclosure in a marshy or fenland area. It is a locational surname that signifies the geographical features of the ancestral home or land.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Moorcroft: 220
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 85049
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Ranking information for the surname Moorcroft is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRKRFT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0626013
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M UH1 R K R OW2 F T
🌐 IPA
/moorcroft*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRKRFT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M626

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Moorcroft in Braille

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

The name Moorcroft in braille

How to sign the name Moorcroft using Sign Language

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

The name Moorcroft in sign language

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