Croft

proper nounattested in dialogue

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: A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6393).
3
A place in England: A small village in Croft and Yarpole parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4565).
4
A place in England: A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP5195).
5
A place in England: A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF5061).
6
An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.

Etymology

* 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.

Crockett · A surname.crocodile · Any of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family…croft · An enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used…

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

Cromwell · An English habitational surname from Old English from any of…crook · A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.Crook · A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref…

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.