Clift Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Clift Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Clift family

Profession Census Frequency
School 196
Private Means 27
Labourer 14
General Servant (domestic) 13
Dressmaker 12
Farm Labourer 12
Coal Miner Hewer 11
Domestic Servant 10
General Labourer 10
At School 10
None 9
Cook (domestic) 8
Gardener (domestic) 8
House Painter 8
Old Age Pensioner 8
Farmer 8
Carpenter 7
Scholar 7
Gardener Domestic 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Clerk 6
Dress Maker 6
Laundress 6
Blacksmith 6
Carter 5

Clift Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Clift 100% 11,452
2 Cleft 80% 439
3 Clifft 83% 365
4 Cluft 80% 139

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

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