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Tuncliffe Surname Definition:
Belonging to Tunnicliff (Rochdale), 17thcent. Tunnicliffe, earlier Tunaleclif [Middle English clif(fe, Old English clif, a cliff: the first element is prob.
Read More About This SurnameTuncliffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
Tuncliffe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Belonging to Tunnicliff (Rochdale), 17thcent. Tunnicliffe, earlier Tunaleclif [Middle English clif(fe, Old English clif, a cliff: the first element is prob. for tunnel, Old French tonnelle-the whole name therefore denoting a cliff, or rock, into which a tunnel had been driven]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
Belonging to Tunnicliff (Rochdale), 17thcent. Tunnicliffe, earlier Tunaleclif
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunicliffe | 95 | 20 | / |
| Tunncliffe | 95 | 8 | / |
| Tunacliffe | 95 | 0 | / |
| Tunecliffe | 95 | 0 | / |
| Tuncliff | 94 | 0 | / |
| Tunnicliffe | 90 | 3,988 | / |
| Tunnacliffe | 90 | 269 | / |
| Tunnecliffe | 90 | 114 | / |
| Tunnscliffe | 90 | 0 | / |
| Duncliffe | 89 | 132 | / |
| Tunicliff | 89 | 3 | / |
| Tunncliff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tunacliff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tunecliff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tunnicliffie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tunnicliff | 84 | 986 | / |
| Tunnecliff | 84 | 66 | / |
| Tunnacliff | 84 | 9 | / |
| Dunncliffe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dunicliffe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tuniecliff | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tuneucliff | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tunniclffe | 84 | 0 | / |
| Tunnycliff | 84 | 0 | / |
| Duncliff | 82 | 2 | / |
| Tumcliff | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dunnicliffe | 80 | 173 | / |
| Toneycliffe | 80 | 63 | / |
| Tunneycliff | 80 | 36 | / |
| Tinnicliffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tonnicliffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tonnacliffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tunnickliff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dunnecliffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tunniclyffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dunnacliffe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tunnuicliff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dunncliff | 78 | 28 | / |
| Dunicliff | 78 | 6 | / |
| Dunacliff | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tunneclif | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tonecliff | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dunnicliff | 74 | 235 | / |
| Tonnacliff | 74 | 43 | / |
| Dunnacliff | 74 | 4 | / |
| Tannicliff | 74 | 1 | / |
| Tennicliff | 74 | 0 | / |
| Tinnicliff | 74 | 0 | / |
| Donacliffe | 74 | 0 | / |
| Tunnicleff | 74 | 0 | / |
| Duncalfe | 71 | 401 | / |
| Dancliff | 71 | 50 | / |
| Tuncalev | 71 | 26 | / |
| Doncliff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danclife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonaclif | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dunculfe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Donnacliffe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Tanneycliff | 70 | 0 | / |
| Tungaliev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dan-Cliff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dan Cliff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunniclif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donacliff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tunklev | 63 | 12 | / |
| Thongkliew | 53 | 6 | / |
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