Barcroft

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English bere →
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Meanings

proper nounBarcroft (plural Barcrofts)

plural Barcrofts · alternative Bearcroft

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbere“barley”
  2. EnglishBarcroft

Habitational surname from one or more minor places in England, from Old English bere (“barley”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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