Meanings
plural Woolstencrofts · alternative Wolstencroft
- A surname from Old English.
Origin
Habitational surname from a minor place in Agden, Cheshire, from the Old English personal name Wulfstān + croft (“enclosure”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Woolstencroft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolstencroft
“Woolstencroft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolstencroft. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woolstencroft,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolstencroft.
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