Ratliffe Surname

685,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Ratliffe Surname Definition:

For Radcliff(e, q.v.

Ratliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4171:869,20665,973
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2601:193,14916,929

Ratliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Radcliff(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) A variant of Ratcliff, q.v.

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

Ratliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ratliffe occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ratliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ratliffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ratliffe is the 685,266th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,830,360 people. Ratliffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Ratliffe live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ratliffe is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 869,206. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 21 percent are found, Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ratliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ratliffe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ratliffe surname rose 160 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ratliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ratliffe surname are 14.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.36% registered to vote for the party.

Ratliffe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.77% less than the national average, earning $35,048 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rattliffe9434/
Ratliff9337,879/
Ratlife932/
Rattliff88172/
Ratlieff8834/
Ratlliff883/
Ratliffs883/
Ratlifff881/
Rattlife881/
Ratlisff881/
Ratlijff881/
Rastliff881/
Rratliff881/
Ratlifer880/
Ratlaffe880/
Ratleffe880/
Rauliffe880/
Ratlif8638/
Raliff8611/
Ralife861/
Routliffe82225/
Ratliffii821/
Rootliffe821/
Ratleff80140/
Ratlief80130/
Ratlift8015/
Ralifhe8013/
Ratlisf809/
Rattlif806/
Rayliff803/
Ratlyff803/
Ratlifs803/
Realife803/
Ralliff802/
Rotliff802/
Ratlifi801/
Raleffe801/
Ratlefe800/
Rallife800/
Railiff800/
Ralif7723/
Rathleff75226/
Rattleff7566/
Routliff7555/
Radtleff7516/
Rolliffe751/
Rattlift751/
Routlife751/
Rooliffe750/
Ralefe71221/
Roliff7173/
Ratlef7113/
Raliev717/
Ralifi714/
Raslif713/
Raleff712/
Realif712/
Ratlev711/
Ratliv711/
Raliew711/
Rathlef67103/
Rathlev6765/
Ratleph6743/
Railefe6738/
Rayleff6735/
Rzaliev6729/
Rauleff6716/
Raileff6714/
Rathlew675/
Realiev673/
Raliphe672/
Raylief672/
Rauliev671/
Rallief671/
Ralefhe671/
Rollidffer671/
Rolifer671/
Rohliff670/
Rotleff670/
Rotlief670/
Rallift670/
Rolliff670/

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Ratliffe Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ratliffe
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