Sutcliffe or Sutcliff is a surname, originating in Yorkshire, sometimes spelled Sutliffe or, unusually, Sutliff. The name means south of the cliff/hill. It may refer to:
Alistair Sutcliffe, British Professor of Systems Engineering
Andy Sutcliffe, British racing driver
Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricketer
David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
Francis Meadow Sutcliffe, English photographer
Gerry Sutcliffe, politician
George Sutcliffe, bookbinder
Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricket player
Ken Sutcliffe, National Nine News and Nine's Wide World of Sports presenter
Iain Sutcliffe, English cricketer
John Sutcliffe (disambiguation), several people, including:
John Sutcliffe (British politician)
John Sutcliffe (designer) (died 1987), British fashion designer and fetish photographer
John Willie Sutcliffe, an English football and rugby union player
Lenah H. Sutcliffe, the American nurse Lenah Higbee
Matthew Sutcliffe, chaplain and advisor to James VI and I
Michael Sutcliffe, South African municipal manager
Michelle Sutcliffe, English boxer and martial artist
Paul Sutcliffe, English mathematician
Peter Sutcliffe (footballer) (born 1957), English soccer player
Peter Sutcliffe (race driver) (born 1936 or 1937), British textile manufacturer and race driver
Peter Sutcliffe (born 1946), British serial killer, the "Yorkshire Ripper"
Rick Sutcliffe, Major League Baseball player
Rosemary Sutcliff, English novelist
Serena Sutcliffe
Shane Sutcliffe
Stuart Sutcliffe, early member of The Beatles
Thomas Sutcliffe (disambiguation), several people, including:
Thomas Sutcliffe (artist)
Tom Sutcliffe (broadcaster)
Tom Sutcliffe (opera critic)
William Sutcliffe, British novelist