Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CROFT
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A town of the same name in England; a small field near a dwelling.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CROFT. Places in cos. Leicester, Lincoln, York, Durham, and Hereford. Croft castle, in the first-named county, was the seat of an ancient family to which it gave name.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English