Rawcliffe Surname

165,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Rawcliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rawcliff,' a parish in the West Riding of Yorks, eleven miles from Selby; also a township in the parish of Snaith, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Rouclyff, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Rawcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9231:28,9753,910
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Canada1301:283,42826,469
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Australia501:539,91440,287
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Wales191:162,87011,152
France171:3,907,219231,005
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1981:20,3472,890
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Rawcliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rawcliff,' a parish in the West Riding of Yorks, eleven miles from Selby; also a township in the parish of Snaith, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Rouclyff, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Rouclyffe, 1379.

John Rawcliffe, of Chipping, 1682: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

George Rawcliffe, of Ribchester, 1729: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Rawcliffe = the Red Cliff [Old Norse rauð-r, red + klif] The Lancashire Rawcliffe was Routheclif and Routheclive in the 13th cent.; one of the Yorks Rawcliffes was Rouclyff in the 14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Townships, &c., in cos. York and Lancaster-two in each. The ancient orthography seems to have been Rockliffe.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rawcliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rawcliffe is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rawcliffe? popularity and diffusion

Rawcliffe is the 165,410th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,782,568 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Rawcliffe are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Rawcliffe is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,923 people, or 1 in 28,975. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 42 percent reside, Merseyside, where 9 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England Rawcliffe exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Rawcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rawcliffe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rawcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Rawcliffe surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rawcliffe last name are 4.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Rawcliffe earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.93% more than the national average, earning 387,357 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.51% more than the national average, earning $48,116 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $46,005 CAD per year.

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