Ratcliffe Forename

1,637,361st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Ratcliffe Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: The hills are riven.

Ratcliffe Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States-171:21,325,705170,480
England
100%
81:6,950,36556,418
Malawi
100%
41:4,278,07813,569
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222

Ratcliffe (26,521) may also be a surname.

Ratcliffe Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: The hills are riven.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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