Origins of the Sutcliffe surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 111North West 306Isle of Man 17Yorkshire 7071East Midlands 136West Midlands 60East 67London 4751South East 156South West 62South Wales 30Mid Wales 5West WalesNorth Wales 26Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Sutcliffes lived in yorkshire

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    10,000 Sutcliffe Travel & migration records
    110,000 Sutcliffes found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Sutcliffe

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    477th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Sutcliffe surname. The oldest one dates back to 1300.

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    What are the most common Sutcliffe first names?

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    Sarah

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    Common jobs for Sutcliffes

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Sutcliffes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    1,291

    Weaver Cotton

    425

    Weaver

    417

    Worsted Weaver

    407

    Worsted Spinner

    360

    Commmon male occupations for Sutcliffes in 1921

    Cotton Weaver

    864

    Weaver

    331

    Weaver Cotton

    314

    Coal Miner

    311

    Cotton Spinner

    302

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