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Roycroft Family History

Roycroft Surname Meaning

English (Cheshire and Lancashire): from Middle English rie ‘rye’ + croft ‘croft small plot of land’ (Old English ryge + croft). The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by a croft where rye was grown or habitational for someone from any of the minor places so named including five examples of Ryecroft in Yorkshire (in Bingley, Ossett, Rawmarsh, Tong, and Wooldale).

Ryecroft in Warmingham (Cheshire), Ryecroft Farm in Whittlesford (Cambridgeshire), and Ryecroft in Warslow (Staffordshire) are also notable examples of places associated with this surname. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Roycroft family from?

You can see how Roycroft families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Roycroft family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Roycroft families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 34 Roycroft families living in Cheshire. This was about 29% of all the recorded Roycroft's in United Kingdom. Cheshire had the highest population of Roycroft families in 1891.
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What did your Roycroft ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Roycroft. 24% of Roycroft men worked as an Incapacitated and 100% of Roycroft women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Incapacitated
    24%
  • Engr Lt Comete R N
    16%
  • Saddler Own Account
    16%
  • Dairy Farmer
    16%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Roycroft. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Roycroft. For the veterans among your Roycroft ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Roycroft lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Roycroft life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1968, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Roycroft in 1963 was 72, and 73 in 2004.

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