Ratliff
Encyclopedia
Ratliff is a surname
of English
origin, though the family migrated to England from France after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Variations include Ratcliff, Radcliff, Ratcliffe, Radcliffe, and others. The name is derived from archaic spellings of the phrase, "red cliff." In the United States
, the surname can be found in all parts of the country but it is not common.
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
origin, though the family migrated to England from France after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Variations include Ratcliff, Radcliff, Ratcliffe, Radcliffe, and others. The name is derived from archaic spellings of the phrase, "red cliff." In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the surname can be found in all parts of the country but it is not common.
Notable Ratliffs
- Bill RatliffBill RatliffWilliam Roark Ratliff, known as Bill Ratliff , is a Texas politician who served as a member of the Texas State Senate from 1988 to 2004. Between 2000 and 2003 he served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas, after former lieutenant governor Rick Perry succeeded to the governorship to replace George W...
, former Lieutenant Governor of Texas - Elizabeth RatliffElizabeth RatliffElizabeth McKee was born in 1942 and reared with two sisters on a farm on Rhode Island. A serious, artistic child, she played an acoustic guitar, sang and spoke French and German....
, who died under mysterious circumstances on November 25, 1985 - Jay RatliffJay RatliffJeremiah "Jay" Ratliff is an American football nose tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Auburn.-Early years:...
, professional American Football player - Theo RatliffTheo RatliffTheophilus Curtis Ratliff , better known as Theo Ratliff, is an American professional basketball player who last played with the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. Primarily a center, he was an excellent shot-blocker who has led the league three times in blocks per game...
, professional American basketball player - Wayne RatliffWayne RatliffCecil Wayne Ratliff wrote the database program Vulcan. Raised in Ohio and Germany, he now resides in the Los Angeles area....
, American programmer - William RatliffWilliam RatliffWilliam Ratliff is a research fellow and curator of Americas Collection at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, specializing in Latin America, China, and U.S. foreign policy. He is also a research fellow of the Independent Institute and has written on the economic and political development in...
, an American political scientist at the Hoover Institution