Sutcliffe - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Sutcliffe \s(u)-tc-liffe, sut-cliffe\ is a variant of Sutcliff (Old English), and the meaning of Sutcliffe is "southern cliff".

Similar baby names are Ratcliffe, Ratcliff, Radcliffe and Stancliffe.

Sutcliffe is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Sutcliffe. Compare Sutcliffe with related baby names.