Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CUNLIFFE
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CUNLIFFE. Local— the last syllable standing for cliffe, the same as in Ilinchliffe, Shirtliffe, &c. The Encycl. Herald, has Cunliff or Concliffe of Lancashire.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English