Cutcliffe Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cutcliffe Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Cut or Cloven Cliff [from Middle English cutten, of Scandinavian orig. + Middle English cliffe, Old English clif] Cp. the place-name Shorncliffe.

Cutcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:257,95420,673
Australia2121:127,33813,906
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Wales221:140,66110,115
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Cutcliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Cut or Cloven Cliff [from Middle English cutten, of Scandinavian orig. + Middle English cliffe, Old English clif] Cp. the place-name Shorncliffe.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cutcliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cutcliffe is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cutcliffe? popularity and diffusion

Cutcliffe is the 433,161st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. Cutcliffe occurs mostly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Cutcliffe reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Cutcliffe is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 257,954. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 13 percent reside, Devon, where 9 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Cutcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cutcliffe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 792 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cutcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cutcliffe are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cutcliffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 36.81% more than the national average, earning $59,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.5% more than the national average, earning $64,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cutcliff94153/
Cutclif880/
Sutclifffe841/
Cocliffe821/
Cutclift820/
Southcliffe800/
Cothcliff783/
Sudcliffe781/
Suttclife781/
Jutsliffe780/
Cocliff7591/
Coclife751/
Couclif750/
Suttclifee740/
Sutcleaffe740/
Cuclev679/
Cuklev5347/
Cukleva5032/
Cuclova507/

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