Sutlieff Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Sutlieff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Suteliffe,' i.e. the South Cliff, a surname that has made a deep impression upon Yorkshire nomenclature. With Sutliff, compare Topliff for Topcliff.

Willelmus Solhclyff, of Stanley, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Sutlieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:1,295,76958,667
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Sutlieff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Suteliffe,' i.e. the South Cliff, a surname that has made a deep impression upon Yorkshire nomenclature. With Sutliff, compare Topliff for Topcliff.

Willelmus Solhclyff, of Stanley, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Southcliff, of South Owram, 1379: ibid.

Adam Southclif, of Wadsworth, 1379: ibid.

1588. John Suteliffe, of Dyneley: Wills at Chester.

1746. Married — John Currer and Mary Suttliff: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1794. — Joseph Sutliffe and Mary Richardson: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Sutcllff, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sutlieff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sutlieff is most common in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sutlieff? popularity and diffusion

Sutlieff is the 2,436,415th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Sutlieff reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

Sutlieff is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 1,295,769. In England Sutlieff is most common in: Surrey, where 33 percent live, West Sussex, where 23 percent live and Greater London, where 21 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 11 percent live.

Sutlieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sutlieff has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sutlieff surname grew 307 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Shuetleff820/
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Suttlef803/
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