Surname

Wheatcroft

“wheat”

Wheatcroft is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Wheatcroft goes back to Old English hwǣte, meaning “wheat.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Wheatcroft comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Wheatcroft’s family of names

In English usage, Wheatcroft as a surname has a related form in WHITCRAFT.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Old English

Wheat

“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”

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44% boys · 56% girls

Old English

Whitehurst

“white”

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Old English

Wearmouth

Wearmouth is a surname from Old English.

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Old English

Holcroft

“hollow place”

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Old English · Nature

Ashcroft

“ash tree”

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Old English

Barcroft

“barley”

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Old English · Nature

Eacott

“river, running stream”

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