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Hinchcliffe
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English
Alternative forms
en Hinchcliff Hinchliffe
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in West Yorkshire, from the unattested en ang - word ang *henge steep + ang clif cliff. See ang henġeclif.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɪnt͡ʃklɪf/
Proper noun
s
en Old English.
en Danielle Kurtzleben Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally w:NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/27/g-s1-30232/trump-madison-square-garden-insults 2024-10-28 The Harris campaign immediately seized on Hinchcliffe’s remarks about Puerto Rico. In a tweet posted after his introduction, Hinchcliffe wrote in response, “These people have no sense of humor.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260929214628/https://www.npr.org/2024/10/27/g-s1-30232/trump-madison-square-garden-insults 29 September 2026
Derived terms
en Hinch dim.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Hinchcliffe is the 53072nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 390 individuals. Hinchcliffe is most common among White (96.92%) individuals.
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