Whetcroft History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Whetcroft is derived from "a geographical locality, 'at the wheat-croft,' from residence thereby." 1 2 3

Early Origins of the Whetcroft family

The surname Whetcroft 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 Whetcroft family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whetcroft research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Whetcroft History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Whetcroft Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wheatcroft, Whetcroft, Whetecroft, Wheatcraft, Wheetcroft, Whetcraft, Whitcroft, Witcroft, Whitecroft and many more.

Early Notables of the Whetcroft family

Distinguished members of the family include

the Whetcroft family of Suffolk

Migration of the Whetcroft family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Wheatcroft, who arrived in Jamaica in 1731; William Wheatcroft, who was on record in New York in 1812 as a British Alien during the War of 1812.

Contemporary Notables of the name Whetcroft (post 1700) +

Burton Whetcroft, American politician, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland, 1807-08, 1809-10 6

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, April 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html