Cunliffe Surname

54,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Cunliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cundcliff,' now Cunliffe Hill, in the township of Billington, near Blackburn, Lancashire. 'Cliff' is undoubtedly the suffix; compare Topliff for Topcliff.

Robert de Cundeclif, or Cunteclif, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Cunliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,4061:8,6981,263
United States1,0441:347,18331,158
Canada5101:72,2468,213
Australia4261:63,3707,610
New Zealand3201:14,1512,467
Wales1291:23,9892,518
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
Northern Ireland1191:15,5052,102
Scotland811:66,0975,205
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Isle of Man231:3,731815
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
France191:3,495,933219,029
Guam161:10,0081,526
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7241:6,5451,011
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales71:224,0598,079
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

Cunliffe (12) may also be a first name.

Cunliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cundcliff,' now Cunliffe Hill, in the township of Billington, near Blackburn, Lancashire. 'Cliff' is undoubtedly the suffix; compare Topliff for Topcliff.

Robert de Cundeclif, or Cunteclif, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Cunliffe, 1317-8: Baines' Lancashire.

Christabel Cunliffe, of Altham, widow, 1595: Wills at Chester.

Thomas Dewhirst, of Cunliffe in Kisgston, husbandman, 1648: ibid. (1621-50).

William Clayton de Cunliffe, 1642: Preston Guild Rolls.

Ellis Cunliffe, 1642: ibid.

Nicholas Cundliffe, 1662: ibid.

Nicholas Cunliffe, Lancashire, 1606: Register of the University of Oxford.

1809. Married — Foster Cunliffe, of Wrexham, and Hon. Emma Crew: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 belonging to Cunliffe (? Cunliffe Hill, Lancs), anciently Cundeclif, Cundeclive [the first element is doubtful; the second is Old English clif a cliff] Adam de Cundeclive, A.D. 1282.—Lanc. Inq., &c.

2 the fairly common Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cyneláf = Royal Relic [Old English cyne-, royal + láf, a relic, heritage] (Scandinavian) for the anciently Scandinavian pers. name Gunleif = Battle-Heritage [Old Norse gunn-r, battle, war + leif, a heritage]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local-the last syllable standing for cliffe, the same as in Hinchliffe, Shirtliffe, &c. The Encycl. Herald, has Cunliff or Concliffe of Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Concliffe or Cunliff; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Cunliffes belong to an ancient and a notable family originally of Cunliffe Hill, but for the last 250 years of Wycoller Hall, in the parish of Whalley (B.). Foster Cunliffe was mayor of Liverpool in 1716, 1729, and 1735; and Robert Cunliffe held the same office in 1758 (B. L.). Besides the seat, there is a Lancashire village of this name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cunliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cunliffe is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cunliffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,302nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 777,255 people. The surname Cunliffe is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Cunliffe are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles. Cunliffe is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 6,406 people, or 1 in 8,698. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 31 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and Merseyside, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Cunliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cunliffe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 710 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,843 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 736 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cunliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cunliffe surname are 3.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Cunliffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 273.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 72,349 per year; in South Africa they earn 70.1% more than the national average, earning R 404,220 per year; in United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cunnliffe9418/
Cunlifffe943/
Cunlieffe942/
Cunliffer941/
Cunliff9356/
Cunlife934/
Conliffe88948/
Cumliffe885/
Cunnliff881/
Cunliffs880/
Cunlif861/
Conliff80132/
Sunlife8015/
Cumlife800/
Cunlief800/
Cunleff800/
Conleff672/
Kunlev5733/
Conlew574/
Cumlew570/
Kunliphphe561/
Conleyw530/

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