Barcroft Family History
Barcroft Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more places so named, such as Barcroft in Cliviger, Lancashire or Barcroft in Haworth, Yorkshire, both so named with Old English bere ‘barley’ + croft ‘paddock, smallholding’. This surname is also established in Ireland.
History: This is the name of a family established in Ireland by William Barcroft (1612–96). They can be traced to the parish of Barcroft, Lancashire, in the reign of Henry III (1216–72).
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