Meaning & origin
What it means
Holcroft goes back to Old English hol, meaning “hollow place.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Holcroft’s family of names
In English usage, Holcroft as a surname has a related form in Hawcroft. In English usage, Holcroft as a surname has a related form in Hawcroft.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Holcroft, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Howarth
“spur of land”
63% boys · 37% girls
Holroyd
“hollow”
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Hollingworth
“holly”
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Holford
“hole; hollow, sunken”
60% boys · 40% girls
Holdridge
“bent, inclined, sloping”
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Cockcroft
“cock, rooster”
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Hopwood
“valley among hills”
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Horwood
“mud, muck”
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