Tunnicliffe

Tunnicliffe Meaning & Origin

About Tunnicliffe
The surname Tunnicliffe is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement," and "clif," meaning "cliff" or "slope." It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer lived near or on a cliff or slope within an enclosure or settlement. The name Tunnicliffe is primarily found in the county of Staffordshire in England.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tunnicliffe: 155
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 113,155
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tunnicliffe 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
T05024010
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AH1 N CH AY2 L IH0 F IH0 K
🌐 IPA
/tunnicliffe*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T524

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tunnicliffe in Braille

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

The name Tunnicliffe in braille

How to sign the name Tunnicliffe using Sign Language

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

The name Tunnicliffe in sign language

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