Topliff Surname

535,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Topliff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Topcliffe,' a parish in North Riding of Yorks, near Thirsk; compare Cunlifie for Cuncliff.

Alicia Topcliffe, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Topliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:739,71257,942
England761:733,13240,828
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:300,93020,318
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

Topliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Topcliffe,' a parish in North Riding of Yorks, near Thirsk; compare Cunlifie for Cuncliff.

Alicia Topcliffe, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

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

(English) belonging to Topcliffe (Yorks), 14th cent. Topcliffe, 13th cent. Topclyf, Domesday Topeclive = the Top of the Cliff [Old English topp, a summit + clif]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Topcliff, a parish co. York, North Riding, where are to be seen the ruins of the "Maiden Bower," a former seat of the Percies, in which Charles I. was confined before his delivery to the Scots.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Topliff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Topliff is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Topliff.

How Common Is The Last Name Topliff? popularity and diffusion

Topliff is the 535,476th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,105,558 people. Topliff is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Topliff are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 490 people, or 1 in 739,712. In The United States Topliff is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, Kansas, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Topliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Topliff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 234 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Topliff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Topliff are 28.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.47% registered to vote for the party.

Topliff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $41,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Topliffe93247/
Toplieff930/
Toplif920/
Toplift862/
Tapliff860/
Topleff860/
Toppleff800/
Topliev711/
Topleaf711/
Toplev6259/
Topleb622/
Toplew621/
Topleva5747/
Toplova5746/
Toppleb572/
Topleav571/

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