Bencroft: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

In census returns, Bencroft often stands in for Bancroft. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Bean field”.

Spelling and variants

Spelled with “e” instead of “a”, Bencroft shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Bancrofte.

In the records

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Bancroft and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Bencroft family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.