Sutcliffe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Sutcliffe Name Meaning: From the Old English "sut" and "clif", meaning "south" and "cliff/hill".

From the Old English \"sut\" and \"clif\", meaning \"south\" and \"cliff/slope\". It could also originate from Anglo-Saxon times, from a place in Yorkshire called Sutcliffe, or was a name given to someone who lived by the south cliff.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Sutcliffe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Sutcliffe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2,030
Cotton Weaver 645
Worsted Weaver 182
Worsted Spinner 112
Woollen Weaver 108
House Keeper 104
Dress Maker 82
Cotton Spinner 80
Coal Miner 67
Cotton Piecer 59
Cotton Operative 54
Cotton Winder 53
Carter 50
Joiner 48
General Labourer 47
Stone Mason 41
Cotton Reeler 39
Cotton Twister 37
Grocer 35
House Wife 35
Annuitant 32
Labourer 30
Domestic Servant 29
General Servant 29
Cotton Twiner 29

Sutcliffe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Sutcliffe 100% 80,251
2 Sutcliff 89% 4,135
3 Suttcliffe 90% 612
4 Sutliffe 89% 370
5 Satcliffe 89% 342
6 Sutclife 89% 267
7 Sutcliffee 90% 151
8 Sutecliffe 90% 138

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

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