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Roycroft Name Meaning

English (Cheshire and Lancashire): from Middle English rie ‘rye’ + croft ‘croft small plot of land’ (Old English ryge + croft). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by a croft where rye was grown or habitational for someone from any of the minor places so named including five examples of Ryecroft in Yorkshire (in Bingley Ossett Rawmarsh Tong and Wooldale) Ryecroft in Warmingham (Cheshire) Ryecroft Farm in Whittlesford (Cambridgeshire) and Ryecroft in Warslow (Staffordshire). This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Raycraft, Rycroft, Craycroft, Cockroft, Craft, Maycroft, Olcott

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Where is the Roycroft family from?

You can see how Roycroft families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Roycroft family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Roycroft families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 2 Roycroft families living in North Carolina. This was 100% of all the recorded Roycroft's in USA. North Carolina had the highest population of Roycroft families in 1840.
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What did your Roycroft ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Secretary were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Roycroft. 23% of Roycroft men worked as a Laborer and 20% of Roycroft women worked as a Secretary. Some less common occupations for Americans named Roycroft were Clerk and Clerk. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    23%
  • Salesman
    23%
  • Farmer
    18%
  • Clerk
    13%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Secretary
    20%
  • Seamstress
    20%
  • Teacher
    20%
  • Clerk
    15%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Roycroft. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Roycroft. For the veterans among your Roycroft ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Roycroft lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Roycroft life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Roycroft in 1963 was 72, and 73 in 2004.

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