Cunliffe as an English surname derives from a former place near Rishton, Lancashire.
Notable people with the surname include: Baron Cunliffe, of Headley in the County of Surrey Barry Cunliffe (born 1939), Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford Bill Cunliffe (born 1956), American jazz pianist and composer Billy Cunliffe (1897–1942), British rugby league footballer Charles Cunliffe (1858–1884), English cricketer Christopher Cunliffe (born 1955) British Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Derby Cunliffe baronets, of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster Cunliffe-Owen baronets, of Bray in the County of Berkshire Dan Cunliffe (1875–1937), English footballer Daniel Cunliffe (1801–1871), British artist David Cunliffe (born 1963), former New Zealand Labour Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition David Cunliffe-Lister, 2nd Earl of Swinton, JP, DL (1937–2006), British peer and politician Ernie Cunliffe (1937–2026), American middle-distance runner Sir Foster Cunliffe, 3rd Baronet (1755–1834), founder of the Royal Society of British Bowmen Foster Cunliffe (1875–1916), English cricketer Foster Cunliffe (rugby union) (1854–1927), English rugby union player Hannah Cunliffe (born 1996), American athlete Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen, 1st Baronet (1870–1947), English industrialist Jack Cunliffe (1921–1973), English rugby league footballer Jason Cunliffe (Hollyoaks), a character from the British soap opera Hollyoaks Jason Cunliffe (footballer) (born 1983), Guamanian footballer Jimmy Cunliffe (1912–1988), English footballer who played as an inside forward John Cunliffe (author) (1933–2018), British children's book author who created Postman Pat and Rosie and Jim John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) (1930–1975), English footballer John Cunliffe (footballer born 1984), English football player Lawrence Cunliffe (1929–2025), British Labour Party politician Marcus Cunliffe (1922–1990), British historian and academic Mitzi Cunliffe (1918–2006), American sculptor Nicholas Cunliffe-Lister, 3rd Earl of Swinton (1939–2021), British peer Philip Cunliffe-Lister, 1st Earl of Swinton, GBE, CH, MC, PC (1884–1972), British Conservative politician R. Cunliffe Gosling DL (1868–1922), Victorian-era footballer Robert Cunliffe (disambiguation), several people Roger Cunliffe, 3rd Baron Cunliffe (born 1932), retired management consultant and former project manager Samuel Cunliffe Lister, 2nd Baron Masham (1857–1917), English baron and industrialist Sir William Cunliffe Brooks, 1st Baronet (1819–1900), son of Samuel Brooks Stella Cunliffe MBE (1917–2012), Director of Statistics at the British Home Office Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Countess of Swinton (1935–2023), crossbench member of the House of Lords Tom Cunliffe (born 1947), British yachting journalist, author and broadcaster Walter Cunliffe, 1st Baron Cunliffe, GBE (1855–1920), Governor of the Bank of England from 1913 to 1918 Whit Cunliffe (1876–1966), English comic singer
See also Cunliffe, Brooks, bank founded in Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1792 Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft, British aircraft manufacturer of the World War II era
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