Oscroft Surname History

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England

Early Origins of the Oscroft family

The surname Oscroft was first found in Suffolk where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 include and entry for Stephen de Oxecroft. 1 Later in Derbyshire, the Subsidy Rolls of 1327 include an entry for when Thomas de Oxcroft who held estates in that shire. 2

Early History of the Oscroft family

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Oscroft Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Oxcroft, Oxecroft, Oscroft, Ozcroft, Hoscroft and many more.

Early Notables of the Oscroft family

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Migration of the Oscroft family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)