Ravenscroft
English
Alternative forms
- Ravenscraft
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from the Old English personal name Hræfn, a byname from hræfn (“raven”), + -s- + croft (“enclosed field”).
Proper noun
Ravenscroft (countable and uncountable, plural Ravenscrofts)
- A surname from Old English.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in White County, Tennessee, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ravenscroft is the 25486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 970 individuals. Ravenscroft is most common among White (94.85%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ravenscroft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.