Wheatcroft
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun
[edit]Wheatcroft (countable and uncountable, plural Wheatcrofts)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Crich parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3457).
- A city in Webster County, Kentucky, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wheatcroft is the 66371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 298 individuals. Wheatcroft is most common among White (94.63%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wheatcroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Derbyshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Derbyshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Cities in Kentucky, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English