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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ASHCROFT,
ASCROFT, ASHCRAFT.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ASHCROFT, ASCROFT,
ASHCRAFT. A
local name meaning "of Ashcroft." Seemingly a Norfolk
surname. The suffix -croft is often found as -craft;
cf. Meadowcroft
and Meadowcraft, and v. Croft
and Craft, or
Crofter and Crafter.
Of course the origin is simple enough, i.e. the croft or enclosure where the
ash-trees grew. It is quite clear also that a Lancashire family are sprung
from a place named Ashcroft in that county.
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