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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsStancliffe

Meaning & History

Habitational name from Scout in Northowram (Yorkshire) recorded as Staynclif in 1309 and Stancliff Skoute (the home of Edward Stankliff) in 1536. The placename derives from Old English stan 1 "stone rock" with influence from Old Norse steinn "stone rock" and Old English clif "cliff bank" later with Middle English scoute "projecting cliff overhanging rock" (Old Norse skúti).
Added 4/28/2024 by Paradiso36
Edited 4/29/2024 by Mike C