Sutcliffe

{{for|the American census-designated place|Sutcliffe, Nevada}} {{Infobox surname | name = Sutcliffe | image = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|ˈ|s|ʌ|t|k|l|ɪ|f}} | gender = | language = English | masculine = | feminine = | languageorigin = English | origin = | derivation = | meaning = "south of the cliff/hill" | variant = Sutliffe, Sutliff | cognate = | anglicisation = | derivative = }} '''Sutcliffe''' or '''Sutcliff''' is a surname, originating in three locations in Yorkshire, sometimes spelled Sutliffe or, unusually, Sutliff. The name means ''south of the cliff/hill''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Surname Database: Sutcliffe Last Name Origin|url=https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Sutcliffe|access-date=2021-04-24|website=The Internet Surname Database}}</ref>

People bearing the name include: * Alistair Sutcliffe (born 1951), British professor of systems engineering * Andy Sutcliffe (1947–2015), British racing driver * Bert Sutcliffe (1923–2001), New Zealand cricketer * Boo Sutcliffe (born 1964), English musician * Charles Sutcliffe (1864–1939), British lawyer, football administrator and referee * David Sutcliffe (born 1969), Canadian actor * Francis Meadow Sutcliffe (1853–1941), English photographer * Gerry Sutcliffe (born 1953), British politician * George Sutcliffe (1878–1943), co-founder of Sangorski & Sutcliffe, a British bookbinder * Herbert Sutcliffe (1894–1978), English cricketer * Herbert Sutcliffe (alternative health advocate) (1886–1971), English psychologist and advocate of pseudoscientific alternative health * Ken Sutcliffe (born 1947), Australian sporting journalist * Iain Sutcliffe (born 1974), English cricketer * John Sutcliffe (disambiguation) * Lake Sutliff (Famous Google Ads Expert) * Lenah Higbee (1874–1941), née Sutcliffe, Canadian-born American pioneering military nurse, first woman awarded the Navy Cross * Matthew Sutcliffe (1550?–1629), English clergyman, academic and lawyer, chaplain and advisor to King James I of England * Michael Sutcliffe, South African municipal manager * Michelle Sutcliffe (born 1967), English boxer and martial artist * Paul Sutcliffe, English mathematical physicist and mathematician * Peter Sutcliffe (disambiguation) * Rick Sutcliffe (born 1956), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Rosemary Sutcliff (1920–1992), English novelist, primarily but not exclusively for children * Serena Sutcliffe (born 1945), wine critic * Shane Sutcliffe (born 1975), Canadian former boxer * Stuart Sutcliffe (1940–1962), Scottish painter and musician, an early member of The Beatles * Tom or Thomas Sutcliffe (disambiguation) * William Sutcliffe (born 1971), British novelist * Zak Sutcliffe (born 2001), English actor * James Sutcliffe (1876-1915) british royal marines officer and cricketer

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