| ![Show Contents]() Whitcraft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The name Whitcraft is derived from "a geographical locality, 'at the wheat-croft,' from residence thereby." 1 2 3 Early Origins of the Whitcraft familyThe surname Whitcraft was first found in Yorkshire where Adam de Wetecroft was listed in the Pipe Rolls for 1191. Later, Richard de Whatecroft was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. Thomas de Whatecroft son of Adam Whetecroft was listed in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1339. 4 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include entries for Seman de Wetecroft and Matilda de Wetecroft, both in Suffolk. 1 The Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. lists Robert de Wetecroft, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I. 5 Early History of the Whitcraft familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whitcraft research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Whitcraft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Whitcraft Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wheatcroft, Whetcroft, Whetecroft, Wheatcraft, Wheetcroft, Whetcraft, Whitcroft, Witcroft, Whitecroft and many more. Early Notables of the Whitcraft familyMore information is included under the topic Early Whitcraft Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Whitcraft migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Whitcraft Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Whitcraft, who landed in New York in 1824 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Whitcraft (post 1700) | + |
- Mrs. L. H. Whitcraft, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924 7
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Whitcraft migration to the United States 
