Ratcliff Family History
Ratcliff Name Meaning
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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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Ratcliff
Name Distribution of Ratcliff Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Ratcliff families
 66 - 130  23 - 65 |
 1 - 22  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Ratcliff families
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91 - 180 31 - 90 |
1 - 30 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Ratcliff families
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5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Ratcliff Family Origin
Ratcliff Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Ratcliff
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Ratcliff Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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