Sutcliffe Surname

24,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Sutcliffe 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.

Sutcliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,3641:4,506617
United States3,1441:115,28612,459
Australia2,9671:9,0991,351
Canada1,0481:35,1584,499
New Zealand8251:5,489888
South Africa2891:187,46620,414
Wales2881:10,7451,200
Scotland1981:27,0392,894
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Ireland991:47,5653,501
Spain661:708,36430,810
France581:1,145,219121,886
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Slovakia291:184,01631,260
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Norway61:857,04855,549
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland961:46,1444,020
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11,8231:2,062298
Scotland301:124,7745,666
Wales151:104,5614,503
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3841:130,77812,540

Sutcliffe (102) may also be a first name.

Sutcliffe 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

“South Cliff”. See also Radcliffe.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller by the south cliff or slope.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Sutcliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sutcliffe occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sutcliffe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,645th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 332,431 people. The last name Sutcliffe is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Sutcliffe live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 935,178th most common first name world-wide, held by 102 people.

The surname Sutcliffe is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 12,364 people, or 1 in 4,506. In England Sutcliffe is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 28 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live and Lancashire, where 10 percent live. Aside from England Sutcliffe is found in 65 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Sutcliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sutcliffe has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sutcliffe surname increased 105 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 819 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,920 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 660 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 103 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sutcliffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sutcliffe surname is chiefly Anglican (38%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sutcliffe are 2.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Sutcliffe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.36% more than the national average, earning 426,941 kr per year; in Peru they earn 337.01% more than the national average, earning S/. 84,715 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.34% more than the national average, earning R 364,404 per year; in United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $55,876 CAD per year.

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