Ratcliffe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Ratcliffe Name Meaning: A locational name given to someone from an area of the same name.

The place name and the later surname derives from the old English word 'read'meaning red and 'clif' meaning a cliff.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ratcliffe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ratcliffe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 525
At Home 86
House Servant 66
Agricultural Labourer 60
Labourer 57
Coal Miner 49
Power Loom Weaver 45
Weaver 40
Silk Weaver 37
Wool Comber 32
Cotton Weaver 31
House Keeper 30
Servant 27
Dress Maker 24
Hand Loom Weaver 22
Farm Servant 21
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 21
Tailor 21
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 19
Pauper 16
Cotton Piecer 15
Cotton Spinner 15
Errand Boy 15
Farm Labourer 15
Frame Work Knitter 15

Ratcliffe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ratcliffe 100% 55,281
2 Ratcliff 89% 16,214
3 Ratecliffe 90% 290
4 Rutcliffe 89% 239
5 Ratclife 89% 228
6 Ratecliff 78% 143
7 Rattcliffe 90% 107

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The surname Ratcliffe is the most popular version of all its varients

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