How common is the surname Radcliffe?

5,948 people in the United States had the surname Radcliffe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,907 Americans. It ranked 5,812th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Radcliffe?

Jack Radcliffe, American gay pornographic actor, followed by George L. P. Radcliffe.

Where is the surname Radcliffe most common?

Wikidata records people named Radcliffe in the United States.

How do you pronounce Radcliffe?

Radcliffe is /ˈɹæd.klɪf/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Radcliffe getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,948 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Radcliffe

A surname, carried by 5,948 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹæd.klɪf/ 2 syllables Soundex R324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Radcliffe is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,948 people named Radcliffe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,907 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,976.

#5,812

rank among US surnames

5,948

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,362)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,804	Sadowski	5,965	51,760
#5,805	Hendershot	5,963	51,777
#5,806	Downes	5,956	51,838
#5,807	McGinn	5,955	51,846
#5,809	Bard	5,953	51,864
#5,810	Federico	5,951	51,881
#5,811	Peraza	5,949	51,899

Who is named Radcliffe

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Radcliffe identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Radcliffes

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Radcliffe
American gay pornographic actor, born 1960
George L. P. Radcliffe
American politician, 1877–1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Radcliffe

Radcliffe has the Soundex code R324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R324.

Questions

How common is the surname Radcliffe?: 5,948 people in the United States had the surname Radcliffe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,907 Americans. It ranked 5,812th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Radcliffe?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Radcliffe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Radcliffe?: Jack Radcliffe, American gay pornographic actor, followed by George L. P. Radcliffe.
Where is the surname Radcliffe most common?: Wikidata records people named Radcliffe in the United States.
How do you pronounce Radcliffe?: Radcliffe is /ˈɹæd.klɪf/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Radcliffe getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,976 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,948 in 2010, down 0.5%.