Meanings
plural Ashcrofts
- countableA surname from Old English.
1 more example
When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft jumped into the state’s gubernatorial race last year, the Republican vowed to tackle a slew of culture war issues, promising to fight the “woke politics” of “left-wing” banks and touting how he used his position to enact a regulation targeting those financial firms.
2024 March 17, Daniel Medina and Bob Ortega, “Emails show how a right-wing group steers GOP leaders on major policy issues”, in CNN - A placename, from the surname:
- countableuncountableA village in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.
- countableuncountableA ghost town in Pitkin County, Colorado, United States.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
Origin
- Old Englishæsċ“ash tree”
- EnglishAshcroft
Habitational surname from two minor places in England, from Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + croft (“enclosed field”).
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Ashcroft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashcroft
“Ashcroft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashcroft. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashcroft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashcroft.
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