Tunicliffe Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tunicliffe Surname Definition:

Belonging to Tunnicliff (Rochdale), 17thcent. Tunnicliffe, earlier Tunaleclif [Middle English clif(fe, Old English clif, a cliff: the first element is prob.

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Tunicliffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098

Tunicliffe 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

Tunicliffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tunicliffe is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tunicliffe? popularity and diffusion

Tunicliffe is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tunicliffe are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 20 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live.

Tunicliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tunicliffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tunicliffe surname contracted 49 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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