Stancliffe Surname

424,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Stancliffe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stancliff.' Stayncliff, a locality in Yorkshire, is mentioned in the Hundred Rolls, 1273 (vol. it pt. iii). No doubt the surname takes its rise from Staincliff, a hundred in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

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Stancliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4971:112,10911,549
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Australia421:642,75544,739
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:76,6528,346
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Stancliffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Stancliff.' Stayncliff, a locality in Yorkshire, is mentioned in the Hundred Rolls, 1273 (vol. it pt. iii). No doubt the surname takes its rise from Staincliff, a hundred in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

1565. Richard Stankelefe: Register of the University of Oxford.

1573. James Stancleif: ibid.

1580. Richard Stancliffe, of Atherton, yeoman: Wills at Chester.

1617. Richard Stancliffe, of Atherton: ibid.

1674. Samuel Stancliffe and Elizabeth Ash: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Stancliff(e; or Dweller by the Rocky Cliff [Old English stán, a stone, rock+clif, clyf] A Stánclyf, e.g., occurs in a Wilts charter dated a.d. 850.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) belonging to Stancliff(e; or Dweller by the Rocky Cliff A Stánclyf, e.g., occurs in a Wilts charter dated a.d. 850.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Staincliffe; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Stancliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stancliffe is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stancliffe? popularity and diffusion

Stancliffe is the 424,145th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,930,816 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Stancliffe live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Stancliffe is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 112,109. In England Stancliffe is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 31 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 20 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Stancliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Stancliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Stancliffe surname grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stancliffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stancliffe last name are 14.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.36% registered to vote for the party.

Stancliffe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.44% more than the national average, earning $53,265 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stancliff95887/
Staincliffe9595/
Stancliffer951/
Stanncliff901/
Stamcliffe900/
Stanclif893/
Steincliffe860/
Stanclift84103/
Stankliff840/
Stancleft740/
Steinsliffer737/
Stanclova6318/
Stomclift630/
Steinklev535/

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