Shirtliff Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Shirtliff 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.

Shirtliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:431,92329,000
Canada1021:361,23132,546
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Australia551:490,83137,357
United States361:10,068,304413,125
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Shirtliff 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

SHURTLIFF: Local. The "short cliff;"separated, cut off, from the Saxon, sceort, short, and cliff.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Shirtliff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shirtliff is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Shirtliff.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirtliff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 697,244th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 34 percent of Shirtliff are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 33 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Shirtliff is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 431,923. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 37 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 24 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Shirtliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shirtliff has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 38 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirtliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shirtliff are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shirtliff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 184.61% more than the national average, earning R 676,332 per year; in United States they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $35,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% less than the national average, earning $48,415 CAD per year.

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