Catcliffe Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Catcliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Catcliffe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Wales41:392,10412,338

Catcliffe Last Name Facts

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

Catcliffe is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Catcliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Catcliffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Catcliffe live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily found in: Warwickshire, where 100 percent are found. Barring England it exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 20 percent are found.

Catcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Catcliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Catcliffe surname contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scatcliffe951/
Satcliffe892/
Cattcliff891/
Cocliffe821/
Katcliff820/
Cothcliff783/
Sotcliffe780/
Cocliff7591/
Coclife751/
Southcliffe700/
Couclif630/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Catcliffe
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