Radcliffe is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Radcliffe
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Family name is variant form of the Ratliff. A corruption of Ratcliffe - Parishes and places in counties Nottingham, Leicester, and Middlesex.

Surname is the form of Ratcliff. Parishes and places in counties Nottingham, Leicester, and Middlesex.

Is a variant form of Ratliff. A variant of Ratcliff, the name of several places in England.

One who came from Radcliffe, i.e., red cliff, in Lancashire.

Radcliffe is the form of Ratcliff. One who came from Ratcliff meaning "red cliff," the name of several places in England.

Anciently de Rubro clivo, Red cliff.

See Radclyffe - A well-known family, "who trace their descent to Richard R. of Radcliffe Tower, near Bury, county of Lancaster, in the reign of Edward I."

The variation of Rawcliffe. Townships in counties York and Lancaster-two in each. The ancient orthography seems to have been Rockliffe.

How popular is Radcliffe?

Radcliffe is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Wales, New Zealand, South Africa, Scotland, Jamaica, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man.

Radcliffe is ranked 31891 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Radcliffes plummeted by 0.47 per cent to 5948 since 2000 and slipped by 450 spots and ranked at 5812. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.74 88.02
Black 8.68 7.98
Hispanic or Latino 2.82 1.67
Others 1.93 1.34
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.52 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3 0.52
Radcliffe is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Isle of Man lie ahead in terms of density. Around 16748 people have been found who wears Radcliffe as their family name. Radcliffe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Radcliffe:
5,352 United States8,309
1,891 England4,343
2,682 Australia1,393
Countries with hundreds of Radcliffe:
5,509 Canada824
986 Wales347
2,510 New Zealand316
20,712 South Africa284
2,903 Scotland197
1,527 Jamaica176
1,674 Northern Ireland170
115 Isle of Man109
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
284,782 Thailand25
386,265 India24
127,728 Argentina14
18,211 Singapore13
295,035 Brazil13
372,576 Indonesia13
26,891 Qatar12
1,718 Jersey12
15,694 Ireland11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
78,608 Spain10
414,297 Russia9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
10,125 China7
349,096 France6
1,253 Cayman Islands6
53,861 Mexico6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 25 years old immigrant Emma Radcliffe who was residing in England migrated to USA on February 20, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. 23 years old John-H. Radcliffe, Samuel Radcliffe, aged 43, John Radcliffe, aged 21, 30 years old J. Radcliffe, 35 years old Wallace Radcliffe, Mary Radcliffe, 15 years old Nancy Radcliffe, Eliza Radcliffe, aged 13, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Miner William Radcliffe from Germany aboard the City Of Baltimore from Liverpool & Queenstown. He is registered to be 14 years old when he arrived in United States on May 27, 1867.

Radcliffe Namesakes

  • Charles Radcliffe, English cultural critic
  • Mike Radcliffe, cabinet minister
  • Ted Radcliffe, professional baseball player in the Negro leagues
  • Aubrey Radcliffe, trustee at Michigan State University
  • Donnie Radcliffe, journalist for the 'Washington Post' and a biographer
  • Lewis Radcliffe, naturalist, malacologist, and ichthyologist
  • Jeremiah Radcliffe, English priest, scholar and translator
  • Everard Radcliffe, English amateur first-class cricketer
  • Percy Radcliffe, Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
  • Abraham M. Radcliffe, architect born in New York City
  • William Radcliffe, British inventor and author of the essay 'Origin of the New System of Manufacture
  • Timothy Radcliffe, Roman Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province
  • Ann Radcliffe, English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel
  • Daniel Radcliffe, English actor and producer best
  • Paula Radcliffe, British long-distance runner
  • Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, British lawyer and Law Lord best
  • Eric Radcliffe, recording engineer and producer
  • George L. P. Radcliffe, Democratic member of the United States Senate
  • Alex Radcliffe, baseball player in the Negro Leagues
  • Nora Radcliffe, Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon
  • Rosemary Radcliffe, Canadian comic actress, writer
  • Amos H. Radcliffe, American Republican politician

Radcliffe Namesakes

  • Charles Radcliffe, English cultural critic
  • Mike Radcliffe, cabinet minister
  • Ted Radcliffe, professional baseball player in the Negro leagues
  • Aubrey Radcliffe, trustee at Michigan State University
  • Donnie Radcliffe, journalist for the 'Washington Post' and a biographer
  • Lewis Radcliffe, naturalist, malacologist, and ichthyologist
  • Jeremiah Radcliffe, English priest, scholar and translator
  • Everard Radcliffe, English amateur first-class cricketer
  • Percy Radcliffe, Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
  • Abraham M. Radcliffe, architect born in New York City
  • William Radcliffe, British inventor and author of the essay 'Origin of the New System of Manufacture
  • Timothy Radcliffe, Roman Catholic priest and Dominican friar of the English Province
  • Ann Radcliffe, English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel
  • Daniel Radcliffe, English actor and producer best
  • Paula Radcliffe, British long-distance runner
  • Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe, British lawyer and Law Lord best
  • Eric Radcliffe, recording engineer and producer
  • George L. P. Radcliffe, Democratic member of the United States Senate
  • Alex Radcliffe, baseball player in the Negro Leagues
  • Nora Radcliffe, Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon
  • Rosemary Radcliffe, Canadian comic actress, writer
  • Amos H. Radcliffe, American Republican politician

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