Bancroft
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun
[edit]Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburban area of Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).
- A rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A town in Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- A city in Caribou County, Idaho, United States.
- A city in Kossuth County, Iowa, United States.
- A city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- A town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.
- A village in Shiawassee County, Michigan, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.
- A village in Cuming County, Nebraska, United States.
- A town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States.
- A town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
- A census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bancroft is the 6,315th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,404 individuals. Bancroft is most common among White (91.82%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bancroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.
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