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UK surname

Foxcroft

In the 1881 census there were 443 people recorded with the Foxcroft surname, ranking it #7,395 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 567, ranked #9,065, down from #7,395 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lancaster Borough, London parishes and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Lancaster and South Ribble.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Foxcroft is 677 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 28.0%.

1881 census count

443

Ranked #7,395

Modern count

567

2016, ranked #9,065

Peak year

1911

677 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Foxcroft had 443 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,395 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 567 in 2016, ranked #9,065.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 677 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Foxcroft surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Foxcroft surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Foxcroft 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 309 #7,449
1861 historical 337 #7,564
1881 historical 443 #7,395
1891 historical 524 #7,145
1901 historical 613 #6,958
1911 historical 677 #6,239
1997 modern 580 #8,342
1998 modern 600 #8,397
1999 modern 606 #8,387
2000 modern 611 #8,322
2001 modern 608 #8,220
2002 modern 604 #8,428
2003 modern 582 #8,500
2004 modern 574 #8,601
2005 modern 554 #8,745
2006 modern 574 #8,564
2007 modern 586 #8,515
2008 modern 591 #8,512
2009 modern 609 #8,494
2010 modern 606 #8,723
2011 modern 596 #8,735
2012 modern 563 #9,023
2013 modern 578 #8,981
2014 modern 581 #9,006
2015 modern 567 #9,082
2016 modern 567 #9,065

Geography

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Where Foxcrofts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lancaster Borough, London parishes, Manchester, Lancaster and Preston. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Lancaster and South Ribble. 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 Lancaster Borough Lancashire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Lancaster Lancashire
5 Preston Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Lancaster 018 Lancaster
2 South Ribble 009 South Ribble
3 Lancaster 003 Lancaster
4 Lancaster 020 Lancaster
5 Lancaster 001 Lancaster

Forenames

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First names often paired with Foxcroft

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Foxcroft

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Foxcroft, 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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

Nationally, the Foxcroft surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Foxcroft household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Foxcroft is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Foxcroft is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy 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

Foxcroft 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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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Foxcroft 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 Foxcroft, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Foxcroft families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Foxcroft 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. Lancashire leads with 254 Foxcrofts recorded in 1881 and an index of 4.95x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 254 4.95x
Yorkshire 83 1.94x
Middlesex 31 0.72x
Surrey 16 0.76x
Cheshire 13 1.36x
Cumberland 13 3.49x
Westmorland 8 8.42x
Northumberland 6 0.93x
Warwickshire 6 0.55x
Durham 4 0.31x
Staffordshire 4 0.27x
Derbyshire 2 0.30x
Devon 1 0.11x
Kent 1 0.07x
Somerset 1 0.14x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Leeds in Yorkshire leads with 39 Foxcrofts recorded in 1881 and an index of 16.13x.

Place Total Index
Leeds 39 16.13x
Manchester 21 9.11x
Caton 20 1242.24x
Clerkenwell London 17 16.67x
Lancaster 16 52.44x
Liverpool 16 5.14x
Preston 15 10.93x
Everton 14 8.57x
Little Bolton 14 21.23x
Kirkdale 12 13.91x
Bury 11 18.78x
East Broughton 8 547.95x
Pendleton In Salford 8 13.10x
Southwark St George Martyr 8 9.20x
Stainforth In Settle 8 2580.65x
Wray With Botton 8 860.22x
Scotforth 7 210.21x
Shoreditch London 7 3.74x
Aston 6 2.00x
Blackburn 6 4.40x
Harpurhey 6 84.27x
Hesket In Forest 6 206.90x
Staveley 6 1000.00x
Cheetham 5 13.07x
Corbridge 5 212.77x
Lambeth 5 1.33x
Pennington In Ulverston 5 196.08x
Sowerby In Halifax 5 35.71x
Stockport 5 10.19x
Tatham 5 632.91x
Claife 4 487.80x
Ellel 4 151.52x
Elton 4 22.57x
Kendal 4 23.00x
Kirkburton 4 79.21x
Monks Coppenhall 4 11.11x
Morley 4 17.97x
Poulton Barre 4 68.61x
Sculcoates 4 5.89x
Wednesbury 4 10.97x
Bootle Cum Linacre 3 7.37x
Crook Billy Row 3 18.23x
Ecclesall Bierlow 3 3.44x
Fulshaw 3 170.45x
Giggleswick 3 206.90x
Langdale 3 277.78x
Newchurch 3 7.15x
Penrith 3 21.83x
Preston Quarter 3 28.76x
Salford 3 1.99x
Skipton 3 22.26x
West Derby 3 2.00x
Aldingham 2 116.96x
Aspull 2 16.58x
Bermondsey 2 1.55x
Bradford 2 1.93x
Derby St Alkmund 2 9.86x
Halton 2 185.19x
Hornby 2 377.36x
St Luke London 2 2.89x
St Pancras London 2 0.58x
Wadsworth 2 28.69x
Barnoldswick 1 16.72x
Barrow In Furness 1 1.43x
Barwick In Elmet 1 30.49x
Battersea 1 0.63x
Carnforth 1 35.46x
Devonport 1 9.67x
Habergham Eaves 1 2.13x
Heysham 1 107.53x
Holy Trinity Less London 1 91.74x
Ingleton 1 41.49x
Knutsford Nether 1 17.33x
Lockwood 1 6.49x
Melling With Wrayton 1 400.00x
Mirfield 1 4.25x
St Bride London 1 39.84x
St George Hanover Square 1 1.31x
Warton With Lindeth 1 46.51x
West Broughton 1 57.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 39
Sarah 17
Ann 16
Elizabeth 14
Jane 11
Margaret 9
Alice 8
Hannah 6
Isabella 6
Ellen 5
Emily 5
Agnes 4
Annie 4
Catherine 4
Grace 4
Ada 3
Emma 3
Maria 3
Martha 3
Minnie 3
Betsy 2
Eleanor 2
Caroline 1
Clara 1
E. 1
Eliza 1
Elizth.Ellen 1
Etty 1
Evelina 1
F. 1
Fanny 1
Feby 1
Flaurance 1
Florence 1
Gertrude 1
Harriet 1
Helena 1
Hetty 1
Isabel 1
Jannie 1
Jesse 1
Kate 1
Katherine 1
Lily 1
Louisa 1
Mabel 1
Margt. 1
Matilda 1
Maud 1
Thersa 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 35
Thomas 29
William 21
James 20
Robert 15
George 10
Charles 8
Isaac 8
Richard 8
Joseph 7
Arthur 5
Benjamin 4
Edward 4
Henry 4
Samuel 4
Frederick 3
Walter 3
Alfred 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Matthew 2
Thos. 2
Wm. 2
Arnold 1
Christopher 1
Edmund 1
Elias 1
Elijah 1
Ernest 1
Francis 1
Frank 1
Fred 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Hind 1
J. 1
Jacob 1
M.A. 1
Mary 1
Peter 1
Robt. 1
Saml. 1
Saml.Thos. 1
Soloman 1
Stephen 1
Sydney 1
Tom 1
Willie 1
Willm. 1
Wm.Albert 1

FAQ

Foxcroft surname: questions and answers

How common was the Foxcroft surname in 1881?

In 1881, 443 people were recorded with the Foxcroft surname. That placed it at #7,395 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Foxcroft surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 567 in 2016. That gives Foxcroft a modern rank of #9,065.

What does the Foxcroft map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Foxcroft 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.