The name Bancroft is a girl's name of English origin meaning "field of beans, dweller near the bean farm".

A preppy and unexpected surname-style choice, Bancroft may nevertheless appeal to those who've found it in their family tree and are considering it as an alternative to Banks, Brooks, or Banner. Literally meaning "enclosed field of beans", it is also the name of a number of English and American places.
 
Predominantly used as a surname, it does appear as a given name in August Derleth's the Solar Pons stories, a pastiche of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. More recently, former reality TV show star Eliza Limehouse chose Bancroft for her daughter, born in 2025.

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The name Bancroft is a boy's name of English origin meaning "field of beans, dweller near the bean farm".

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An upper-crusty-sounding name with humble origins, Bancroft is a surname and a place name that may appeal to those who like Banks and Banner but prefer something rarer (or who've found Bancroft in their family tree!)
 
Also used as the title of a 2017 British crime show and as a the name of an American literary award, it additionally appears in the Solar Pons stories by August Derleth (a pastiche on Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes).

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