Bancroft

English Etymology From en ang bēan bean + ang croft enclosed field. Pronunciation en /ˈbænˌkɹɒft/ RP en /ˈbænˌkɹɔft/ /-ˌkɹɑft/ GA Proper noun ~ s en uncountable A placename: en suburban area in par/Stantonbury bor/Milton Keynes co/Buckinghamshire cc/England OS grid ref SP8340. en rural locality in r:Suf/North Burnett s/Queensland c/Australia. en town co/Hastings County p/Ontario c/Canada. en number of places c/USA: en unincorporated community co/Contra Costa County s/California. en minor city co/Caribou County s/Idaho. en minor city co/Kossuth County s/Iowa. en minor city co/Jefferson County s/Kentucky. en unincorporated community par/Beauregard Parish s/Louisiana. en town co/Aroostook County s/Maine. en village co/Shiawassee County s/Michigan. en twp co/Freeborn County s/Minnesota. en neighbourhood city/Minneapolis s/Minnesota. en unincorporated community co/Daviess County s/Missouri. en twp/and/village therein, in co/Cuming County s/Nebraska. en small town co/Kingsbury County s/South Dakota. en town co/Putnam County s/West Virginia. en CDP co/Portage County s/Wisconsin. en countable en habitational Old English. Derived terms en Bancroftian bancroftian Bancroftian filariasis Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Bancroft is the 6,315th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,404 individuals. Bancroft is most common among White (91.82%) individuals. Further reading