Shircliff Surname
Approximately 464 people bear this surname
Shircliff Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shircliff.' I cannot find the spot. It is one of the many Yorkshire surnames with suffix-cliff; compare Topliff, Wickliffe, &c.
Johannes de Shirclyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameShircliff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 456 | 1:794,866 | 61,363 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Shircliff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Shircliff.' I cannot find the spot. It is one of the many Yorkshire surnames with suffix-cliff; compare Topliff, Wickliffe, &c.
Johannes de Shirclyf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Robertas de Shirclyf, 1379: ibid.
1621. Nicholas Sheircliff, or Sherclyff, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
Shircliff Demographics
Shircliff Political Affiliation
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Shircliff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shircliff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shircliff is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shircliff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 651,048th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,705,918 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Shircliff reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The surname Shircliff is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 794,866. In The United States Shircliff is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 34 percent are found, Ohio, where 16 percent are found and Indiana, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Shircliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Shircliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shircliff last name expanded 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shircliff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Shircliff last name are 35.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.91% registered to vote for the party.
Shircliff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,022 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirtcliff | 95 | 240 | / |
| Shircliffe | 95 | 110 | / |
| Sheircliff | 95 | 12 | / |
| Shircliffs | 95 | 0 | / |
| Schircliff | 95 | 0 | / |
| Shirclif | 94 | 4 | / |
| Sheirtcliff | 90 | 14 | / |
| Sheircliffe | 90 | 10 | / |
| Shercliff | 89 | 55 | / |
| Shirtclif | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chircliff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shirkliff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Shercliffe | 84 | 14 | / |
| Shertcliff | 84 | 0 | / |
| Shirklifft | 84 | 0 | / |
| Shirkliffe | 84 | 0 | / |
| Sherkliff | 78 | 9 | / |
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Footnotes
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