The story
- Old English · derived fromsūþ“south”
- English todaySutcliffe
Habitational surname, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + clif (“cliff”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishsūþ all →
southSudburySouthallSouthwickSouthworthSouthamSoutheySeddingtonSouthcoteSouthropSudboroughSudbourneSudbrookeSudellSudlow
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.