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UK surname

Crowcroft

In the 1881 census there were 182 people recorded with the Crowcroft surname, ranking it #13,647 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 200, ranked #19,591, down from #13,647 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Doncaster, Hatfield, Fishlake, Thorne, Crowle (Eastoft) and Wakefield. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Doncaster, Wakefield and Barnsley.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Crowcroft is 292 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 9.9%.

1881 census count

182

Ranked #13,647

Modern count

200

2016, ranked #19,591

Peak year

1911

292 bearers

Map years

8

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Crowcroft had 182 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #13,647 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 200 in 2016, ranked #19,591.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 292 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Established but Challenged.

Crowcroft surname distribution map

The map shows where the Crowcroft surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Crowcroft surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Crowcroft over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 86 #18,820
1861 historical 107 #20,008
1881 historical 182 #13,647
1891 historical 226 #13,668
1901 historical 254 #13,005
1911 historical 292 #11,674
1997 modern 247 #15,399
1998 modern 253 #15,547
1999 modern 257 #15,506
2000 modern 255 #15,538
2001 modern 248 #15,606
2002 modern 250 #15,819
2003 modern 235 #16,291
2004 modern 233 #16,471
2005 modern 230 #16,583
2006 modern 238 #16,288
2007 modern 235 #16,668
2008 modern 234 #16,827
2009 modern 237 #17,052
2010 modern 240 #17,230
2011 modern 229 #17,633
2012 modern 222 #17,921
2013 modern 222 #18,198
2014 modern 220 #18,471
2015 modern 208 #19,085
2016 modern 200 #19,591

Geography

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Where Crowcrofts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Doncaster, Hatfield, Fishlake, Thorne, Crowle (Eastoft), Wakefield, Bradford and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Doncaster, Wakefield and Barnsley. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Doncaster Yorkshire, West Riding
2 Hatfield, Fishlake, Thorne, Crowle (Eastoft) Yorkshire, West Riding
3 Wakefield Yorkshire, West Riding
4 Bradford Yorkshire, West Riding
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Doncaster 001 Doncaster
2 Wakefield 036 Wakefield
3 Barnsley 004 Barnsley
4 Doncaster 012 Doncaster
5 Barnsley 005 Barnsley

Forenames

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First names often paired with Crowcroft

These lists show first names that appear often with the Crowcroft surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Crowcroft

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Crowcroft, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Established but Challenged

Nationally, the Crowcroft surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Established but Challenged, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Crowcroft household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many households in these neighbourhoods comprise separated or divorced single parents with dependent children. Residents are typically born in the UK, and these neighbourhoods have relatively few members of ethnic minorities. The prevalence of children, their parents and those at or above normal retirement age, suggests neighbourhood structures may be long-established. Levels of unpaid care are high, and long-term disability is more common than in the Supergroup as a whole. Use of the social rented sector is common, often in terraced houses. Levels of overcrowding are above the Supergroup average. Unemployment is high, while those in work are employed in elementary occupations such as caring, leisure and customer services. Many residents have low level qualifications. Neighbourhood concentrations of this Group are found in the South Wales Valleys, Belfast, Londonderry and the Central Lowlands of Scotland.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Crowcroft is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Crowcroft is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Crowcroft falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Crowcroft is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Crowcroft, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Crowcroft families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Crowcroft surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 167 Crowcrofts recorded in 1881 and an index of 9.49x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 167 9.49x
Lancashire 6 0.28x
Nottinghamshire 4 1.67x
Cheshire 2 0.51x
Derbyshire 2 0.72x
Middlesex 1 0.06x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Doncaster in Yorkshire leads with 27 Crowcrofts recorded in 1881 and an index of 210.12x.

Place Total Index
Doncaster 27 210.12x
Conisbrough 12 727.27x
Owston 12 7058.82x
Norton In Doncaster 10 2777.78x
Barnby On Don 9 2647.06x
Alverthorpe Cum Thornes 8 125.20x
Askern 8 2424.24x
Burghwallis 8 5714.29x
Bolton On Dearne 7 1147.54x
Thorne 7 321.10x
Ecclesfield 6 46.51x
Rotherham 6 60.48x
Sandal Magna 6 230.77x
Knottingley 5 161.81x
Babworth 4 909.09x
Carr House Elm Field 4 20000.00x
Hemsworth 4 396.04x
Bentley Cum Arksey 3 326.09x
Calverley Cum Farsley 3 60.00x
Elland Cum Greetland 3 37.83x
Guisbrough 3 78.13x
Newton 3 18.47x
Chesterfield 2 19.19x
Crowle 2 115.61x
Headingley Cum Burley 2 17.67x
Kirk Bramwith 2 1818.18x
Moss 2 1176.47x
Sale 2 41.58x
Armley 1 12.89x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 2.17x
Cheetham 1 6.37x
Gilling East 1 666.67x
Horton In Bradford 1 3.64x
Kirk Sandall 1 666.67x
Moss Side 1 9.02x
Paddington London 1 1.53x
Swinefleet 1 131.58x
Tanshelf 1 70.92x
Walden Stubbs 1 1111.11x
West Ardsley 1 47.17x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Crowcroft surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 18
Sarah 9
Hannah 8
Jane 6
Ann 5
Martha 5
Alice 4
Lily 4
Annie 3
Edith 3
Emily 3
Ada 2
Elizabeth 2
Emma 2
Maria 2
Amy 1
Anna 1
Bertha 1
Betsey 1
Catherine 1
Charlote 1
Charlott 1
Charlotte 1
Clara 1
Elizth. 1
Ellen 1
Fanny 1
Florance 1
Florence 1
Frances 1
Infant 1
Laura 1
Lizzie 1
Margaret 1
May 1
Rebecca 1
Rosa 1
Ruth 1
Sally 1
Thomas 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Crowcroft surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 12
John 7
William 6
Alfred 4
Richard 4
Thomas 4
Charles 3
Joseph 3
Martin 3
Samuel 3
Arthur 2
Benson 2
Fred 2
James 2
Lawrence 2
Milson 2
Percy 2
Albert 1
Alfd. 1
Amos 1
Frederick 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Harold 1
Harry 1
Henry 1
Junior 1
Levi 1
Melson 1
Pervercial 1
Reuben 1
Sam. 1
Tom 1
Walter 1
Wilfrid 1

FAQ

Crowcroft surname: questions and answers

How common was the Crowcroft surname in 1881?

In 1881, 182 people were recorded with the Crowcroft surname. That placed it at #13,647 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Crowcroft surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 200 in 2016. That gives Crowcroft a modern rank of #19,591.

What does the Crowcroft map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Crowcroft bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.