Tunnicliffe Surname
Approximately 3,988 people bear this surname
Tunnicliffe Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tunnicliff,' in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire For an American variant, v. Dunnicliff.
James Scholfield, of Tunnicliffe. Par. Rochdale, husbandman, 1663: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameTunnicliffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,702 | 1:20,621 | 2,917 |
| New Zealand | 527 | 1:8,593 | 1,483 |
| United States | 256 | 1:1,415,855 | 97,523 |
| Australia | 165 | 1:163,610 | 16,947 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Scotland | 72 | 1:74,359 | 5,625 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 987 | 1:24,696 | 3,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Tunnicliffe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tunnicliff,' in the parish of Rochdale, Lancashire For an American variant, v. Dunnicliff.
James Scholfield, of Tunnicliffe. Par. Rochdale, husbandman, 1663: Wills at Chester.
1724-5. Married — John Tunnecliff and Elizabeth Capp: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1753. — Thomas Gould and Elizabeth Tunnecliff: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Joseph Tunnicliff, mayor of Macclesfield, 1818: Earwaker's East Cheshire.
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]
Belonging to Tunnicliff (Rochdale), 17thcent. Tunnicliffe, earlier Tunaleclif
From Tonnacliff; a location name in Lancashire.
Tunnicliffe Demographics
Average Male Tunnicliffe Height
177.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tunnicliffe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tunnicliffe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tunnicliffe is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tunnicliffe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tunnicliffe is the 115,735th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,827,369 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Tunnicliffe are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Tunnicliffe is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 2,702 people, or 1 in 20,621. In England Tunnicliffe is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 19 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 24 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Tunnicliffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Tunnicliffe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tunnicliffe surname increased 274 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 3,657 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Tunnicliffe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Tunnicliffe surname are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tunnicliffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.69% more than the national average, earning R 346,212 per year; in United States they earn 28.59% more than the national average, earning $55,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $52,670 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunnicliffie | 96 | 1 | / |
| Tunnicliff | 95 | 986 | / |
| Tunicliffe | 95 | 20 | / |
| Tunnecliffe | 91 | 114 | / |
| Tonnicliffe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tunnickliff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Tunnuicliff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tunniclyffe | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tunniscliff | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tunicliff | 90 | 3 | / |
| Tunnecliff | 86 | 66 | / |
| Tunniclifs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tuniecliff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tunnicleff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tunnycliff | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tunecliffe | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tunniclift | 86 | 0 | / |
| Tunneycliff | 82 | 36 | / |
| Tunecliff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tunneclif | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tuneucliff | 76 | 0 | / |
| Toneycliffe | 73 | 63 | / |
| Tonecliff | 70 | 0 | / |
| Toniklif | 63 | 1 | / |
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