Croft

Croft

See also: croft

English

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.

Proper noun

Croft

  1. A surname from Middle English, from the common noun croft, and from places named Croft.
  2. A place in England:
    1. A village and civil parish in Warrington borough, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ6393). [1]
    2. A small village in Croft and Yarpole parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO4565).
    3. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SP5195). [2]
    4. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF5061). [3]
  3. An unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Warrington)
  2. ^ Parish map (Leicestershire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Lincolnshire)

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