Across the world, Ratcliff (Ratcliff 
, ラトクリフ) is a very rare principally masculine, but very seldom female first name. The first name Ratcliff is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Italy, where it is a very rare boy's name. Much more frequently, Ratcliff is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Ratcliff | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
Ratcliff is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| col ratcliff Australian rugby league footballer, AU (b. 1929) |
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| carter ratcliff American art critic, US (b. 1941) |
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| roy ratcliff American minister (b. 1948) |
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| sir robert ratcliff Peerage person ID=342716 |
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| durant ratcliff college basketball player (1992–1992) Delaware State |
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| sir henry ratcliff Peerage person ID=347589 |
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| lewis ratcliff lacrosse player, GB (b. 1981) |
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