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 503
General Labourer 45
Domestic Servant 33
Cotton Weaver 33
Agricultural Labourer 29
General Servant 25
Farmer 25
Coal Miner 24
Living On Own Means 23
Dress Maker 22
Blacksmith 21
Labourer 19
Living On Her Own Means 17
House Keeper 17
Butcher 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Carter 14
Farm Servant 13
Tailor 12
Gardener 12
Farm Labourer 11
Clerk 11
Tailoress 11
General Domestic Servant 9
Grocer 9

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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