Dunnicliffe Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dunnicliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Tunnicliffe; compare Tennyson or Tennison for Dennison.

1800. Married — William Coutts and Mary Duneclift: St. George, Hanover Square.

Dunnicliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:438,72529,288
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dunnicliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Tunnicliffe; compare Tennyson or Tennison for Dennison.

1800. Married — William Coutts and Mary Duneclift: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Dunnicliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunnicliffe is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunnicliffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunnicliffe is the 1,305,105th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Dunnicliffe reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 438,725. In England Dunnicliffe is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 32 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 30 percent are found and Kent, where 10 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Dunnicliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunnicliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dunnicliffe surname expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunnicliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dunnicliffe surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Dunnicliffe earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 109.26% more than the national average, earning $90,292 USD per year.

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Dunnicliffe Reference & Research

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