The ratcliff Surname
ratcliff Name Meaning and History
English: habitational name from any of the places, in various parts
of England, called Ratcliff(e), Radcliffe, Redcliff, or Radclive, all
of which derive their names from Old English read ‘red’ +
clif ‘cliff’, ‘slope’, ‘riverbank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Reuben Ratliff, Revolutionary War soldier | Donna Briggs | 5 |
| Ratcliffs of Greenup Co. Ken. |
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| William Augustus Ratcliff descendants Lincoln/Copiah, Miss. |
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| Isaiah Ratcliff |
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| arron james ratcliff |
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| RATCLIFF Juanita L 1918-1935 |
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| Buck (Harvey?) Shaver - Miranda Ratcliff / Ratliff - VA | Gary W. Shaver | 1 |
| Robert Rat(c)liff | Randall Ratliff | 12 |
| Bruce L. Ratcliff |
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