Sutcliffe (surname)

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Sutcliffe is a surname, originating in Yorkshire, sometimes abbreviated to Sutcliff, Sutliffe or, unusually, Sutliff. The name, which is Latin in derivation, means south of the cliff/hill. The family motto is 'Foy en tout'- Faith in all. It may refer to:

• Andy Sutcliffe
• Bert Sutcliffe
• David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
• Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, English photographer
• Gerry Sutcliffe, politician
• Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricket player
• Ken Sutcliffe National Nine News and Nine's Wide World of Sports Presenter
• Iain Sutcliffe
• John Sutcliffe
  • John Sutcliffe (British politician)
  • John Sutcliffe (designer) (died 1987), British fashion designer and fetish photographer
  • John Willie Sutcliffe
• Lenah H. Sutcliffe, the American nurse Lenah Higbee
• Lindsey Sutcliffe, the American student and child care provider
• Michelle Sutcliffe
• Paul Sutcliffe
• Peter Sutcliffe, British serial killer, the "Yorkshire Ripper"
• Richard J. Sutcliffe, Canadian teacher, journalist, novelist and academic
• Rick Sutcliffe, Major League Baseball player
• Serena Sutcliffe
• Shane Sutcliffe
• Stuart Sutcliffe, early member of The Beatles
• Thomas Sutcliffe
• Thomas Sutcliffe (artist)
• William Sutcliffe, British novelist

• Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Sutcliffe has undergone many spelling variations, including Sutcliff, Sutcliffe, Sutliff,Southcliffe and many more.

First found in Lancashire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Sutcliffe were among those contributors: Sara and William Sutcliff and their 21 year old son Robert, who settled in New York in 1820; James Sutcliffe settled in Virginia in 1729; George, John, Joseph, Samuel and William Sutcliffe arrived in Philadelphia between 1841 and 1876.