Iliffe Surname

251,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Iliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailof'; v. Ayliffe.

1632. William Charsley and Frances Hive: Marriage Lic. (London).

1640. Baptised — William, s. John Iliff: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1687.

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Iliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0261:54,3066,608
Australia1381:195,62119,280
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Canada851:433,47837,831
Italy731:837,76364,881
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Wales261:119,0209,008
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7201:33,8554,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Iliffe (22) may also be a first name.

Iliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ailof'; v. Ayliffe.

1632. William Charsley and Frances Hive: Marriage Lic. (London).

1640. Baptised — William, s. John Iliff: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1687. — Katherine. d. Richard Hive: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1791. Married — Anthony Iliff and Mary Holt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Iliffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iliffe (Arabic: ايليفي) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Iliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iliffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 251,770th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,632,896 people. The last name Iliffe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Iliffe reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name on earth, held by 22 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,026 people, or 1 in 54,306. In England Iliffe is primarily found in: Leicestershire, where 37 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Derbyshire, where 6 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Iliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Iliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Iliffe surname expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Iliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iliffe last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Iliffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.74% more than the national average, earning R 460,404 per year; in United States they earn 13.75% more than the national average, earning $49,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Illiffe9212/
Iliff912,168/
Ilife9110/
Illiffee861/
Jilliffe860/
Hilliffe860/
Gilliffe860/
Ilieff83249/
Ailiff83185/
Ilioff8375/
Eliffe8324/
Illiff839/
Illife834/
Hilife831/
Jliffe830/
Ileffe830/
Ilif804/
Ayliffe771,427/
Elliffe77304/
Illieff777/
Illioff775/
Jlliffe771/
Elieffe771/
Hislife770/
Gilliff770/
Ailliff770/
Iliev7353,119/
Ilifi73664/
Eliff73229/
Ilief7369/
Ilifa7365/
Iliew7347/
Elife7343/
Eilif737/
Ilift736/
Yliff735/
Islif735/
Ileff733/
Hilif732/
Ailif731/
Illif731/
Iloif731/
Ilgif731/
Jliff730/
Hillifer7114/
Elhiffee712/
Heisliff711/
Haislife710/
Gelliffe710/
Elliff671,009/
Elieff67482/
Ayliff67165/
Elioff67120/
Illifi67102/
Iluffi6781/
Ylieff6767/
Iloefe6763/
Elifer6750/
Isleif6739/
Gileff6725/
Giliof6722/
Illiev6720/
Ilhifi6718/
Ylioff6711/
Hilhif679/
Jiliev675/
Eleife675/
Yilafe674/
Gillif674/
Aylife673/
Igliev672/
Ulyffe672/
Eleiff672/
Elifie672/
Jilifa672/
Hyliff672/
Hilheffer671/
Gilifi671/
Eyliff671/
Eleffe671/
Ellife671/
Ailefe671/
Ailiev671/
Iliefa671/
Elifei671/
Hilifa671/
Jlieff671/
Eluffe671/
Elifet671/
Eliffa671/
Hilufe671/
Elifey671/
Ealiff670/
Elifes670/

Iliffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iliffe in the Arabic language
ايليفيaylyfy-

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