Sutliff Surname

155,981st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Sutliff 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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Sutliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6321:137,71214,389
England761:733,13240,828
Puerto Rico701:50,7161,145
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9071:55,3686,203

Sutliff 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

From Southcliffe; a location name in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire.

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

Sutliff Last Name Facts

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

Sutliff occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sutliff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,981st most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,595,280 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Sutliff are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,632 people, or 1 in 137,712. In The United States Sutliff is most frequent in: New York, where 13 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and Puerto Rico, where 2 percent live.

Sutliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sutliff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sutliff surname increased 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sutliff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sutliff surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sutliff last name are 11.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58% registered to vote for the political party.

Sutliff earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,676 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sutliffe93259/
Sutlieff9362/
Shutliff932/
Suttliff931/
Sutlifft930/
Suitliff930/
Sutlif923/
Suliff920/
Suttliffe880/
Cutliff86401/
Sutlief86115/
Sutlife862/
Sutlift861/
Sutlifs861/
Sutleff861/
Sulliff860/
Shuliff860/
Sulif835/
Shotliff80214/
Suttleff807/
Cuttliff803/
Shutleff800/
Sutleffe800/
Shutlift800/
Soulif772/
Suleff771/
Cutlif771/
Zuliff770/
Schulhiff750/
Shuetleff750/
Schotliff750/
Shutliv7137/
Suttlef713/
Sulib67739/
Zulif6729/
Solif6715/
Sulef678/
Suliv674/
Sholliff674/
Suliw672/
Scholiff670/

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