Bancroft

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UK/ˈbænˌkɹɒft/US/ˈbænˌkɹɔft/US/-ˌkɹɑft/

proper noun

A suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).

OriginOld English bēan →
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Meanings

proper nounBancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

plural Bancrofts

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburban area in Stantonbury parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8340).
    2. countableuncountableA rural locality in North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA town in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Caribou County, Idaho.
    6. countableuncountableA minor city in Kossuth County, Iowa.
    7. countableuncountableA minor city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Aroostook County, Maine.
    10. countableuncountableA village in Shiawassee County, Michigan.
    11. countableuncountableA township in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
    12. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    13. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Daviess County, Missouri.
    14. countableuncountableA township and village therein, in Cuming County, Nebraska.
    15. countableuncountableA small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota.
    16. countableuncountableA town in Putnam County, West Virginia.
    17. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Portage County, Wisconsin.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbēan“bean”
  2. EnglishBancroft

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Bancroft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bancroft

MLA

“Bancroft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bancroft. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bancroft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bancroft.

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