Rycroft

English

Alternative forms

• Rowcroft, Roycroft

Etymology

Topographic surname, from Old English ryġe (“rye”) + croft (“enclosed field”).

Proper noun

Rycroft (plural Rycrofts)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rycroft is the 60347^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 334 individuals. Rycroft is most common among White (92.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rycroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.