Shirtcliff Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Shirtcliff Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the White or Shining Cliff [Old English scír + clif] This is specifically a Yorks surname, found as Shirclyf a.d. 1379 and Sheircliffe and Sherclyff in the early 17th cent.

Shirtcliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Shirtcliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the White or Shining Cliff [Old English scír + clif] This is specifically a Yorks surname, found as Shirclyf a.d. 1379 and Sheircliffe and Sherclyff in the early 17th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Same as Shirtliff and Shurtleff, both found in the U.S. Derived from some local name, most probably Shortcliff.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Shirtcliff Last Name Facts

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

Shirtcliff is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirtcliff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shirtcliff is the 1,044,719th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Shirtcliff reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shirtcliff is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States Shirtcliff is most numerous in: Oregon, where 39 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and Massachusetts, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.

Shirtcliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirtcliff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shirtcliff surname grew 833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shirtcliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shirtcliff surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shirtcliff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% more than the national average, earning $58,986 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shircliff95464/
Shirtcliffe95439/
Sheirtcliff9514/
Shirtclif951/
Sheircliff9012/
Shertcliff900/
Schircliff900/
Shirclif894/
Shercliff8455/
Sertcliffe800/

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