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

The last name Ratcliff is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 32,464^th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 444,308 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Ratcliff reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769^th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 37 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13,203 people, or 1 in 27,453. In The United States Ratcliff is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, Louisiana, where 7 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Ratcliff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Ratcliff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 578 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ratcliff Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ratcliff are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.43% being registered to vote for the political 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.