Bancroft - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Bancroft \b(a)-ncro-

is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "field of beans". One of the Anglo-Saxon place names used as given names to refer to simple, homely agricultural landmarks. Huwe Howe Bancroft was a prominent historian in the western America whose collection forms the nucleus of the Bancroft Library of the University of California.

Bancroft has 5 variant forms: Ban, Bancrofft, Banfield, Bank and Binky.

Bancroft is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5890 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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