# Meadowcroft

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost settlement in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire, from Old English mǣdwe, inflected form of mǣd (“meadow”), + croft (“enclosed field”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/meadowcroft