Britcliffe Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Britcliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Britcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
Australia441:613,53943,545
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Britcliffe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Britcliffe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Britcliffe is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Britcliffe? popularity and diffusion

Britcliffe is the 866,642nd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Britcliffe are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Britcliffe is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 44 percent live, Lancashire, where 26 percent live and Cheshire, where 5 percent live. Excluding England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Britcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Britcliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Britcliffe last name increased 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 310 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Britcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Britcliffe surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Britcliffe earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.59% less than the national average, earning $38,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bricliffe950/
Brickliffe9012/
Brittcliff901/
Breatcliffe8621/
Brickcliffe860/
Brickliff842/
Brickcliff800/
Breakcliffe7610/
Brickleff741/
Breacliff740/
Breclew591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Britcliffe
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