Although the surname Croft is found throughout Lancashire these days (as well as in other parts of England and also Australia and America), the origin of the family is quite specific and can be traced back almost a thousand years through Lancashire and Westmoreland to Herefordshire. The attached article (pdf document download at the foot of this page) is taken from my website www.croftfamilyhistory.com where I have documented my own family line from its origins before the Norman Conquest to the present day.