Surname list
Bancroft
Bancroft is a place name-derived English surname originating in the 13th century with three purported origins: the locale Bancroft in Ardeley, Hertfordshire; the locale of Bancroft Field in Soham, Cambridgeshire; or an Old English transliteration of the phrase "dweller by the bean field'.
Bancroft is thought to be related in origin to two other surnames, Bangcroft and Bencroft.
How locals move
Getting around Bancroft the local way
- Go nextAlgonquin has a rocky, treed and extensive undeveloped shoreline, a mixed forest and marshes full of birds and wildlife best seen by canoe.
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