Wickliffe Family History

English: habitational name from Wycliffe, a place in Durham, situated on a bend in the Tees, and probably named from Old English hwīt ‘white’ or wiht ‘bend’.

It is combined with clif ‘slope’ or ‘bank’.

The name reflects the geographic features of the area, particularly its location by the river.

Such names often originate from descriptive characteristics of the landscape.

Wycliffe serves as an example of how language and place are intertwined throughout history.