Scarcliffe Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Scarcliffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scarcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Scarcliffe Last Name Facts

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

Scarcliffe is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scarcliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Scarcliffe are found; 96 percent are found in Northern Europe and 96 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 29 percent reside, Northamptonshire, where 24 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 16 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.

Scarcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scarcliffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Scarcliffe last name increased 563 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarcliff95164/
Corklife671/
Skarkloff635/
Saurslifi631/
Skarklift630/

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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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  • 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 Scarcliffe
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