Cliff Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cliff Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cliff family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 510
Labourer 46
Agricultural Labourer 44
Domestic Servant 34
General Servant 25
Blacksmith 21
Dress Maker 21
Annuitant 19
House Keeper 18
Farm Labourer 16
Cotton Weaver 15
Servant 13
Laundress 12
Coal Miner 11
Wife Of Above 10
Farmer's Son 10
Carter 9
Farm Servant Indoor 9
Stone Mason 9
Tailor 8
Farm Servant 8
Gardener 8
Joiner 8
Cook 8
Dressmaker 7

Cliff Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cliff 100% 22,286
2 Cliffe 83% 15,442
3 Cluff 80% 1,400
4 Culff 60% 404
5 Cleff 80% 251
6 Claff 80% 178

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The surname Cliff is the most popular version of all its varients

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