Sutcliff Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Sutcliff Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller by the South Cliff [Old English súð + clif] This surname occurs in the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379, as both Southclif and Sothclyff.

Sutcliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
England1121:497,48331,781
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1961:256,21821,129

Sutcliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller by the South Cliff [Old English súð + clif] This surname occurs in the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379, as both Southclif and Sothclyff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sutcliff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sutcliff occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sutcliff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 769,129th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Sutcliff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Sutcliff reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sutcliff is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Georgia, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Sutcliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sutcliff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 102 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sutcliff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Sutcliff last name is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sutcliff surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Sutcliff earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.92% more than the national average, earning R 289,740 per year; in United States they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $43,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.76% more than the national average, earning $60,990 CAD per year.

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Sutcliff Reference & Research

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