Wickliff Surname
Approximately 607 people bear this surname
Wickliff Surname Definition:
(Saxon.) From Hwic, white, and klif, a rock or cliff; or rather from wic, a Saxon word for borough or village, the town on the cliff; a village six miles from Richmond, in Yorkshire, England, from which the family derive their name, and of which they were possessed from the time of the Conquest by William the Conqueror till the year 1606.
Read More About This SurnameWickliff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 586 | 1:618,531 | 50,040 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 222 | 1:226,210 | 19,119 |
Wickliff (2,050) may also be a first name.
Wickliff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Saxon.) From Hwic, white, and klif, a rock or cliff; or rather from wic, a Saxon word for borough or village, the town on the cliff; a village six miles from Richmond, in Yorkshire, England, from which the family derive their name, and of which they were possessed from the time of the Conquest by William the Conqueror till the year 1606. Wycliffe translated the Bible in 1338, and one half of the nation before his death are said to have embraced, in a greater or less degree, his opinions, which spread with rapidity over Europe.
Wickliff Demographics
Average Wickliff Salary in
United States
$42,571 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wickliff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wickliff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wickliff is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wickliff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 532,232nd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,005,842 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wickliff reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 166,590th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 2,050 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 586 people, or 1 in 618,531. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States Wickliff is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Wickliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wickliff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wickliff surname grew 264 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wickliff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wickliff surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the political party.
Wickliff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,571 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickliffe | 94 | 1,834 | / |
| Wickcliff | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wicklif | 93 | 19 | / |
| Wicliff | 93 | 10 | / |
| Wikliff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wickcliffe | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wicklife | 88 | 62 | / |
| Wicliffe | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wyckliff | 88 | 5 | / |
| Wickleff | 88 | 2 | / |
| Widkliff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waicliff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wicklyff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wicklief | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wiclif | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wiklif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wyckliffe | 82 | 6 | / |
| Wickllife | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wickleffe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Vickliffe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wikcliffe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Widkliffe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wicklitfe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wiccliffe | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wycliff | 80 | 890 | / |
| Wiclife | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vicliff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wecliff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wicleff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wycklif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekliff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whyckliffe | 78 | 17 | / |
| Wycliffe | 75 | 1,351 | / |
| Whycliff | 75 | 38 | / |
| Wickliph | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wickleaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wecklife | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weycliff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wykliffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyclif | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wiclef | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wedcliffe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Whyclieff | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wyklif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viklif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wyclife | 67 | 212 | / |
| Wycleff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wyclief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wecleff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wicleaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wecclif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyclif | 67 | 1 | / |
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