Clifford Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Clifford Name Meaning: Habitational from any of the places named 'Clifford'. From old English clif 'slope' + ford 'ford'.

From Anglo-Saxon origin & indicates 'the ford at the cliff or slope',where inhabitants adopted the name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clifford Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clifford family

Profession Census Frequency
School 778
Private Means 76
General Labourer 70
Labourer 64
Farm Labourer 50
General Servant (domestic) 44
Coal Miner Hewer 44
Dressmaker 43
Domestic Servant 38
Clerk 33
At School 31
Scholar 30
Farmer 27
Charwoman 26
None 26
General Servant Domestic 25
At Home 24
House Painter 22
Student 22
Laundress 21
Soldier 21
Dress Maker 20
Housekeeper 19
Cook (domestic) 18
House Keeper 18

Clifford Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clifford 100% 44,627
2 Cliford 88% 364
3 Clefford 88% 201

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

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