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First name origins & meanings:

  1. Old English: Red cliff
  2. English: Helpful

First name variations: Radcliffe, Radclyffe, Radclyf, Radley, Radnor, Rad, Radcliff, Rad, Radferd

Last name origin & meaning:

English: habitational name from any of the various places so named, for example in Devon, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, and Hereford and Worcester. Most are named from Old English rēad ‘red’ + ford ‘ford’, but it is possible that in some cases the first element may be a derivative of Old English rīdan ‘to ride’, with the meaning ‘ford that can be crossed on horseback’.