Rockliff Surname

454,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 746 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Rockliff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rockliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4481:60,2587,305
England1831:304,47023,072
Canada441:837,40065,151
United States371:9,796,187405,931
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Rockliff (21) may also be a first name.

Rockliff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rockliff has its highest incidence in Australia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rockliff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rockliff is the 454,357th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,768,828 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Rockliff reside; 63 percent reside in Australasia and 63 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Rockliff is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 21 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 60,258. In Australia it is most frequent in: Tasmania, where 36 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Queensland, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Australia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Rockliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rockliff has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rockliff last name rose 169 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 3 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rockliff Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rockliff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $26,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.32% more than the national average, earning $64,252 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rockliff
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