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CUNLIFFE

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There are approximately 6,312 people named Cunliffe in the UK. That makes it the 1,669th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 100 are named Cunliffe.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


Related and similar surnames

Cundiff
Conliffe
Cuncliffe
Coonliffe
Cunleffe
Coonlife
Cunliefe
Cuneliffe
Cunlieff
Cuniliffe
Cunelliffe
Cumliffe
Cunlfiffe
Cunlffe
Cunlefe
Cuniliff
Cunlief
Cunelife
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Conliff
Cumliff
Cunlfe

The Cunliffe surname in historical dictionaries

CUNLIFFE. Local— the last syllable standing for cliffe, the same as in Ilinchliffe, Shirtliffe, &c. The Encycl. Herald, has Cunliff or Concliffe of Lancashire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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