Ratecliffe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 7
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 13
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 11
Lancashire 15
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 3

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Ratecliffe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ratecliffe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8
Cotton Spinner 3
Railway Clerk 2
General Servant 2
Charwoman 1
Cotton Operative 1
Cotton Reeler 1
Gardener N D 1
Iron Grinder 1
Joiner Builder Packing Case Maker 1
Retired Publican 1
Power Loom Turner S M 1
Groom 1
Monthly Nurse 1
Railway Stablayer 1
Wife 1
Hat Trimmer 1
Hatter 1
Gardener Groom & Domestic Servant 1
Housemaid Domestic Servant 1
Cotton Spinner Employing 90 Hand And Farmer Of 70 Acres Employing 2 Men 1
Labourer At Print Works 1
Slaters Labourer Unemployed 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Ratecliffe

Name Census Frequency
John Ratecliffe 30
Mary Ratecliffe 26
Elizabeth Ratecliffe 14
James Ratecliffe 14
Sarah Ratecliffe 12
William Ratecliffe 11
Thomas Ratecliffe 10
Ann Ratecliffe 9
Ellen Ratecliffe 9
Joseph Ratecliffe 9
Alice Ratecliffe 8
Annie Ratecliffe 7
Charles Ratecliffe 6
George Ratecliffe 6
Hannah Ratecliffe 5
Richard Ratecliffe 5
Henry Ratecliffe 4
Alfred Ratecliffe 3
Caroline Ratecliffe 3
Catherine Ratecliffe 3
Daniel Ratecliffe 3
Eliza Ratecliffe 3
Jane Ratecliffe 3
Martha Ratecliffe 3
Walter Ratecliffe 3

Ratecliffe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ratcliffe 90% 55,281
2 Ratcliff 80% 16,214
3 Ratecliffe 100% 290
4 Rutcliffe 80% 239
5 Ratclife 80% 228
6 Ratecliff 90% 143
7 Rattcliffe 90% 107

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The surname Ratecliffe is the 3rd most popular variant of Ratcliffe.

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