Radcliffe Surname

31,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Radcliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Radcliffe,' a parish in Lancashire, one of four only places in the Salford Hundred mentioned in Domesday. Radcliffe is two miles from Bury, and it is in this district the surname is especially common.

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Radcliffe 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
United States8,3111:43,6125,351
England4,3431:12,8291,892
Australia1,3931:19,3802,682
Canada8241:44,7165,509
Wales3471:8,918986
New Zealand3161:14,3302,510
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
Scotland1971:27,1772,903
Jamaica1761:16,3071,527
Northern Ireland1701:10,8531,674
Isle of Man1091:787115
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
India241:31,961,058386,265
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
China71:195,331,65210,124
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
France61:11,070,454349,096
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2011:22,0392,488
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8921:8,4291,280
Isle of Man4421:12326
Wales1001:15,684932
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6781:74,0697,927

Radcliffe (1,664) may also be a first name.

Radcliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Radcliffe,' a parish in Lancashire, one of four only places in the Salford Hundred mentioned in Domesday. Radcliffe is two miles from Bury, and it is in this district the surname is especially common.

William de Radeclive, 6 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire.

'John de Radeclif holds the tenth part of one Knight's fee in Risshcton': Knight's Fees, 23 Edward III, ibid.

Willelmus de Radclif, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1608. Richard Radcliffe, Lancashire, St. Mary Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

Alys Radcliffe, of Wymersley, 1554 Wills at Chester.

Robert Rateliffe, of Manchester, 1616: ibid.

1708. Married — William English and Ann Radleff: St. George, Hanover Square.

With this corruption, compare Cunliffe for Cunteliffe.

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

(English) belonging to Radcliffe, Radclive = the Red Cliff [Old Englishr(e)ád + clif: W.Sax. charter dat. form ‘tó reádanclife’] This name was Latinized de Rubro Clivo. Radcliffe, Lancs, is Radeclive in Domesday-Book. The ‘‘cliff of red rock” is on the south-eastern side of the River Irwell. Cp. Ratcliff(e.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Red Cliff) Place name in England.

— South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Radcliffe (red cliff), in Lancashire.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

I.e., Red-cliff, has been a common name in the north of the island from an early period. It is a place-name in Lancashire, where this family was at one time of some importance, Thomas Radclyf was Abbot of Rushen. On an old oak board, which, accord­ing to Sacheverell, once separated the chancel of Kirk Arbory from the rest of the church, are the following words: '. . . Tyll Hys Tym God Hays Hym Gefyn Sich Grace He Laboreth Besaly Ho . . . Blovd the Best Cvyn of the Chylde fvn in The Egle Nest Thomas Radclyf Abbot.' Henry Radcliffe, also Abbot of Rushen, was deputy- governor in 1497.

— Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Au English local name borne by different families. The Radcliffes of Radcliffe, Notts, were originally named De Mendrei, being a foreign family. In 1165 Reginald de Radclive held lands of ancient enfeoffment from the barony of Hansel in Notts (Liber Niger). In the next cent. Reginald de Mendrei paid scutage for a fee in Radeclive, Notts (Testa, 20), Walter Fitz-Stephen de R. was a benefactor to Thurgarton Priory, Notts (Mon. ii. 95).

— The Norman People (1874)

(English), anciently de Rubro clivo, Red cliff.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
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Radcliffe Demographics

Average Radcliffe Salary in
United States

$47,401 USD

Per year
Rank:
495,511 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00238492
Rank: 5,117 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
109.85%
Sample size: 4,291 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Radcliffe Last Name Facts

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

Radcliffe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Radcliffe.

How Common Is The Last Name Radcliffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,845th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 435,077 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Radcliffe reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Radcliffe is also the 188,778th most common forename globally It is held by 1,664 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,311 people, or 1 in 43,612. In The United States Radcliffe is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 75 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Radcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Radcliffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Radcliffe last name rose 1,226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 428 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Radcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States Radcliffe are 13.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.34% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Radcliffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.81% more than the national average, earning R 282,348 per year; in United States they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $47,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raddcliffe954/
Readcliffe951/
Radcliffee951/
Radcliffed951/
Radclieffe950/
Radcliff946,822/
Radclife9417/
Racliffe946/
Ratcliffe8926,521/
Rackliffe89494/
Radclyffe89139/
Rodcliffe893/
Raddcliff893/
Raycliffe892/
Radclifee892/
Raicliffe891/
Radclifft891/
Raadcliff890/
Radclaffe890/
Rachliffe890/
Radcliffs890/
Racliff8816/
Radclif8814/
Rackcliffe8412/
Rathcliffe843/
Ratscliffe842/
Rattcliffe842/
Ratcliffer841/
Ratchliffe841/
Ratclliffe840/
Rautcliffe840/
Ratcliffie840/
Ratcliff8216,402/
Rackliff82600/
Rocliffe8285/
Ratclife828/
Raccliff823/
Radclyff822/
Radclief822/
Radkliff822/
Rodcliff822/
Radclifs821/
Radclift821/
Radcleif820/
Rakliffe820/
Rockliffe78621/
Rattcliff7864/
Rackcliff7817/
Ratcleffe782/
Roycliffe781/
Ratclyffe781/
Ratcliffa781/
Ratclifee781/
Ratkliffe781/
Ratclisfe781/
Ratcliffs781/
Ratckliff781/
Rathcliff781/
Ratccliff780/
Rotcliffe780/
Ratclif7578/
Rakliff754/
Rocliff751/
Racklif750/
Rockcliffe74327/
Routcliffe7442/
Rockliff71746/
Rackleff71229/
Ratclifs716/
Ratclift714/
Ratclisf713/
Rocklife712/
Roclliff711/
Ratcleff710/
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Ratcliffová702/
Rockcliff6740/
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Routcliff670/
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