Cunliffe

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Cunliffe as an English surname derives from a former place near Rishton, Lancashire.^[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

Baron Cunliffe, of Headley in the County of Surrey
Barry Cunliffe (born 1939), Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford
Bill Cunliffe (born 1956), American jazz pianist and composer
Billy Cunliffe (1897–1942), British rugby league footballer
Charles Cunliffe (1858–1884), English cricketer
Christopher Cunliffe (born 1955) British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Derby
Cunliffe baronets, of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
Cunliffe-Owen baronets, of Bray in the County of Berkshire
Dan Cunliffe (1875–1937), English footballer
David Cunliffe (born 1963), former New Zealand Labour Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition
David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton, JP, DL (1937–2006), British peer and politician
Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet (1755–1834), founder of the Royal Society of British Bowmen
Foster Cunliffe (1875–1916), English cricketer
Foster Cunliffe (rugby union) (1854–1927), English rugby union player
Hannah Cunliffe (born 1996), American athlete
Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, 1st Baronet (1870–1947), English industrialist
Jack Cunliffe (1921–1973), English rugby league footballer
Jason Cunliffe (Hollyoaks), a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks
Jason Cunliffe (footballer) (born 1983), Guamanian footballer
Jimmy Cunliffe (1912–1988), English footballer who played as an inside forward
John Cunliffe (author) (1933–2018), British children's book author who created Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim
John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) (1930–1975), English footballer
John Cunliffe (footballer born 1984), English football player
Lawrence Cunliffe (born 1929), British Labour Party politician
Marcus Cunliffe (1922–1990), British historian and academic
Mitzi Cunliffe (1918–2006), American sculptor
Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (1939–2021), British peer
Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, GBE, CH, MC, PC (1884–1972), British Conservative politician
R. Cunliffe Gosling DL (1868–1922), Victorian-era footballer
Robert Cunliffe (disambiguation), several people
Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (born 1932), retired management consultant and former project manager
Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 2nd Baron Masham (1857–1917), English baron and industrialist
Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet (1819–1900), son of Samuel Brooks
Stella Cunliffe MBE (1917–2012), Director of Statistics at the British Home Office
Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton (1935–2023), crossbench member of the House of Lords
Tom Cunliffe (born 1947), British yachting journalist, author and broadcaster
Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe, GBE (1855–1920), Governor of the Bank of England from 1913 to 1918
Whit Cunliffe (1876–1966), English comic singer

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of surnames . Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN 0192115928.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). A Dictionary of surnames . Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 134. ISBN 0192115928.

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