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.
Discover how your Sutcliffe ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 28 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 231 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 84 |
| Devon | 39 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 72 |
| Essex | 48 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 20 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 10 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 4,024 |
| Leicestershire | 9 |
| Lincolnshire | 39 |
| London | 205 |
| Middlesex | 70 |
| Northumberland | 28 |
| Norfolk | 13 |
| Northamptonshire | 19 |
| Nottinghamshire | 50 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 22 |
| Somerset | 15 |
| Surrey | 46 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 53 |
| Warwickshire | 35 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 14 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 6,493 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 45 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 8 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 936 |
| Cotton Weaver | 378 |
| Weaver | 126 |
| Weaver Cotton | 72 |
| Private Means | 62 |
| Housekeeper | 47 |
| Dressmaker | 46 |
| Farmer | 46 |
| House Keeper | 43 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| General Labourer | 40 |
| None | 40 |
| Worsted Spinner | 37 |
| Clerk | 33 |
| Cotton Winder | 33 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 31 |
| Cotton Spinner | 30 |
| Assisting In The Business | 29 |
| Shop Assistant | 27 |
| At Home | 27 |
| Carter | 27 |
| School Boy | 26 |
| Worsted Weaver | 26 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Weaver (cotton) | 24 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Sutcliffe | 6,112 |
| John Sutcliffe | 5,637 |
| Sarah Sutcliffe | 4,123 |
| William Sutcliffe | 4,100 |
| James Sutcliffe | 3,161 |
| Elizabeth Sutcliffe | 2,879 |
| Thomas Sutcliffe | 2,626 |
| Hannah Sutcliffe | 2,316 |
| Joseph Sutcliffe | 1,684 |
| Ann Sutcliffe | 1,589 |
| George Sutcliffe | 1,346 |
| Martha Sutcliffe | 1,320 |
| Alice Sutcliffe | 1,290 |
| Jane Sutcliffe | 1,238 |
| Henry Sutcliffe | 1,152 |
| Annie Sutcliffe | 1,100 |
| Emma Sutcliffe | 1,091 |
| Robert Sutcliffe | 1,088 |
| Ellen Sutcliffe | 1,002 |
| Betty Sutcliffe | 892 |
| Samuel Sutcliffe | 844 |
| Charles Sutcliffe | 753 |
| Margaret Sutcliffe | 704 |
| Arthur Sutcliffe | 699 |
| Grace Sutcliffe | 654 |
| 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 |
The surname Sutcliffe is the most popular version of all its varients