Wickliff Surname
Approximately 607 people bear this surname
Wickliff Surname Definition:
(Saxon.) From Hwic, white, and klif, a rock or cliff; or rather from wic, a Saxon word for borough or village, the town on the cliff; a village six miles from Richmond, in Yorkshire, England, from which the family derive their name, and of which they were possessed from the time of the Conquest by William the Conqueror till the year 1606.
Read More About This SurnameWickliff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 586 | 1:618,531 | 50,040 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 222 | 1:226,210 | 19,119 |
Wickliff (2,050) may also be a first name.
Wickliff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Saxon.) From Hwic, white, and klif, a rock or cliff; or rather from wic, a Saxon word for borough or village, the town on the cliff; a village six miles from Richmond, in Yorkshire, England, from which the family derive their name, and of which they were possessed from the time of the Conquest by William the Conqueror till the year 1606. Wycliffe translated the Bible in 1338, and one half of the nation before his death are said to have embraced, in a greater or less degree, his opinions, which spread with rapidity over Europe.
Wickliff Demographics
Wickliff Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wickliff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wickliff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wickliff is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wickliff.
How Common Is The Last Name Wickliff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wickliff is the 532,232nd most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,005,842 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Wickliff live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wickliff is also the 166,590th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 2,050 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 586 people, or 1 in 618,531. In The United States Wickliff is mostly found in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.
Wickliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wickliff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wickliff last name expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wickliff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wickliff surname are 7.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.31% registered to vote for the party.
Wickliff earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.34% less than the national average, earning $42,571 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickliffe | 94 | 1,834 | / |
| Wickcliff | 94 | 3 | / |
| Wicklif | 93 | 19 | / |
| Wicliff | 93 | 10 | / |
| Wikliff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wickcliffe | 89 | 6 | / |
| Wicklife | 88 | 62 | / |
| Wicliffe | 88 | 9 | / |
| Wyckliff | 88 | 5 | / |
| Wickleff | 88 | 2 | / |
| Widkliff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Waicliff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wicklyff | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wicklief | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wiclif | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wiklif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wyckliffe | 82 | 6 | / |
| Wickllife | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wickleffe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Vickliffe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wikcliffe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Widkliffe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wicklitfe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Wiccliffe | 82 | 0 | / |
| Wycliff | 80 | 890 | / |
| Wiclife | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vicliff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wecliff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wicleff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wycklif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekliff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whyckliffe | 78 | 17 | / |
| Wycliffe | 75 | 1,351 | / |
| Whycliff | 75 | 38 | / |
| Wickliph | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wickleaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wecklife | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weycliff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wykliffe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyclif | 71 | 57 | / |
| Wiclef | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wedcliffe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Whyclieff | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wyklif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Viklif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wyclife | 67 | 212 | / |
| Wycleff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wyclief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wecleff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wicleaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wecclif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyclif | 67 | 1 | / |
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