Shirtliffe Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Shirtliffe 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.

Shirtliffe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1341:274,96725,811
England421:1,326,62059,571
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shirtliffe 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
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Shirtliffe Demographics

Average Shirtliffe Salary in
England

£25,410

Per year
Rank:
56,334 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.50955E-5
Rank: 80,280 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
94.19%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Shirtliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirtliffe is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Shirtliffe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirtliffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Shirtliffe reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Shirtliffe is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 134 people, or 1 in 274,967. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Saskatchewan, where 67 percent are found, Manitoba, where 28 percent are found and Alberta, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Canada it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Shirtliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shirtliffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shirtliffe surname rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shirtliffe Last Name Statistics demography

Shirtliffe earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.91% less than the national average, earning $37,803 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirtliff95423/
Shirtlife952/
Shurtliffe9040/
Shirtleiff900/
Shirtlieff900/
Shertliffe900/
Shirtlif890/
Shurtlife842/
Shertliff840/
Shirtlief840/
Shirtleff840/
Shertlieff800/
Shurtleffe800/
Sertliff780/
Shirtlef780/
Shertleff741/
Shertlief740/
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