Bancroft

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

Bancroft (countable and uncountable, plural Bancrofts)

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

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bancroft is the 6,315^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,404 individuals. Bancroft is most common among White (91.82%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bancroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93.