The story
- Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash tree”
- English todayAshcroft
Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishæsċ all →
ashdashAshlandAshbyAshworthAshmoreAshdownAshburyAshbourneashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshdonAshtree
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.