Where Does The Last Name Ratcliff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ratcliff is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratcliff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 32,464^th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 444,308 people. The last name Ratcliff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Ratcliff are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769^th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13,203 people, or 1 in 27,453. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, Louisiana, where 7 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Ratcliff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ratcliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ratcliff surname rose 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ratcliff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ratcliff surname are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.43% registered with the party.

The amount Ratcliff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning 343,221 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.69% more than the national average, earning R 317,688 per year; in United States they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $39,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.42% more than the national average, earning $54,860 CAD per year.