Cliffe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cliffe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cliffe family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 239
Agricultural Labourer 22
Labourer 18
House Servant 15
Cotton Weaver 14
Servant 12
Cloth Finisher 12
Wife Of Above 9
Farmer 9
Blacksmith 8
House Keeper 8
Dress Maker 7
Silk Weaver 7
Silk Worker 7
Cotton Winder 7
Cloth Dresser 7
Carter 6
Cook 6
Farmers Daur 6
Coal Miner 6
General Servant 5
Cotton Piecer 5
Cotton Spinner 5
Grocer 5
Laundress 5

Cliffe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cliff 83% 22,286
2 Cliffe 100% 15,442
3 Cluff 67% 1,400
4 Culff 50% 404
5 Cleff 67% 251
6 Claff 67% 178
7 Clife 83% 178

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The surname Cliffe is the 2nd most popular variant of Cliff.

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