Tunnicliff

Tunnicliff Meaning & Origin

About Tunnicliff
The surname Tunnicliff is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement," and "clif," meaning "cliff" or "slope." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Tunnicliff can be interpreted as "dweller by the cliff or slope near an enclosure or settlement." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or was associated with such a geographical feature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tunnicliff is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tunnicliff: 338
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 59742
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tunnicliff based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNKLF
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0502401
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AH1 N CH AY2 L IH0 F
🌐 IPA
/tunnicliff*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T524

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tunnicliff in Braille

Here's how to represent Tunnicliff in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tunnicliff in braille

How to sign the name Tunnicliff using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tunnicliff using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tunnicliff in sign language

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