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.
Discover how your Ratcliffe ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 62 |
| Berkshire | 28 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 446 |
| Cornwall | 20 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Derbyshire | 334 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 164 |
| Essex | 174 |
| Gloucestershire | 146 |
| Hampshire | 67 |
| Herefordshire | 11 |
| Hertfordshire | 41 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 169 |
| Lancashire | 4,249 |
| Leicestershire | 125 |
| Lincolnshire | 58 |
| London | 357 |
| Middlesex | 149 |
| Northumberland | 118 |
| Norfolk | 21 |
| Northamptonshire | 110 |
| Nottinghamshire | 237 |
| Oxfordshire | 24 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 75 |
| Suffolk | 144 |
| Somerset | 38 |
| Surrey | 151 |
| Sussex | 56 |
| Staffordshire | 1,209 |
| Warwickshire | 130 |
| Westmorland | 16 |
| Wiltshire | 30 |
| Worcestershire | 85 |
| Yorkshire | 1,315 |
| Anglesey | 18 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 42 |
| Glamorgan | 67 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 25 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 950 |
| Cotton Weaver | 239 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 90 |
| Labourer | 65 |
| At Home | 59 |
| General Labourer | 57 |
| Weaver | 56 |
| Farmer | 47 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Housekeeper | 43 |
| None | 41 |
| Weaver Cotton | 41 |
| Dressmaker | 40 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 40 |
| Private Means | 39 |
| At School | 37 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| House Keeper | 32 |
| Butcher | 28 |
| Scholar | 25 |
| Carter | 25 |
| Cotton Winder | 25 |
| Railway Clerk | 23 |
| General Servant Domestic | 23 |
| Cotton Spinner | 23 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ratcliffe | 3,978 |
| John Ratcliffe | 3,630 |
| William Ratcliffe | 3,324 |
| James Ratcliffe | 2,442 |
| Elizabeth Ratcliffe | 2,400 |
| Thomas Ratcliffe | 2,280 |
| Sarah Ratcliffe | 2,169 |
| George Ratcliffe | 1,548 |
| Ann Ratcliffe | 1,253 |
| Joseph Ratcliffe | 1,231 |
| Alice Ratcliffe | 1,177 |
| Ellen Ratcliffe | 973 |
| Jane Ratcliffe | 938 |
| Annie Ratcliffe | 881 |
| Charles Ratcliffe | 872 |
| Margaret Ratcliffe | 838 |
| Henry Ratcliffe | 800 |
| Hannah Ratcliffe | 785 |
| Robert Ratcliffe | 727 |
| Richard Ratcliffe | 706 |
| Emma Ratcliffe | 657 |
| Martha Ratcliffe | 651 |
| Eliza Ratcliffe | 623 |
| Edward Ratcliffe | 495 |
| Samuel Ratcliffe | 477 |
| 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 |
The surname Ratcliffe is the most popular version of all its varients