Clift Surname
Approximately 11,213 people bear this surname
Clift Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cliff,' a precipitous rock, a headland. Middle English clif, clef; v. Clive.
Robert de la Clif, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas del Clif, Suffolk, ibid.
Johannes del Clife, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameClift Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,727 | 1:63,289 | 7,410 |
| England | 2,958 | 1:18,836 | 2,700 |
| Australia | 1,580 | 1:17,086 | 2,398 |
| Canada | 327 | 1:112,678 | 12,031 |
| South Africa | 132 | 1:410,437 | 35,867 |
| Wales | 124 | 1:24,956 | 2,614 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:51,979 | 4,440 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Chile | 41 | 1:429,670 | 11,433 |
| Mexico | 29 | 1:4,280,214 | 27,059 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,571 | 1:15,516 | 2,292 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:43,567 | 2,298 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:4,324 | 761 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,278 | 1:39,295 | 4,640 |
Clift (441) may also be a first name.
Clift Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the cliff,' a precipitous rock, a headland. Middle English clif, clef; v. Clive.
Robert de la Clif, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Thomas del Clif, Suffolk, ibid.
Johannes del Clife, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas del Clyf, 1379: ibid.
1566. Baptised — Richard, s. Robert Cliffe: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1639. John Cary and Judith Cliffe: Marriage Lic (London).
(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Cleft (in a Rock, &c.) [Middle English clift(e, Old Norse kluft] Ye lovers two, if that I shal nat lye, Ye founden first this litel narwe clifte.— Chaucer, Legende of Good Women, 743-4.
That houses forme within was rude and strong, Like an huge cave, hewne out ot rocky clifte.—Spenser, The Faery Queene, II. vii. 28. There has thus been confusion with Cliff(e, q.v.
Parishes, &c., in cos. Kent, York, Sussex, Northampton, and Wilts.
Local. A steep bank, a precipice; a town in Northamptonshire, England.
From the Danish, Klifoth; a personal name.
Clift Demographics
Average Male Clift Height
176.98 cm
Average Female Clift Height
163.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Clift Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Clift Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Clift occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Clift.
How Common Is The Last Name Clift? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,241st most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 649,919 people. The last name Clift is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Clift live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 408,221st most widely held given name in the world, borne by 441 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,727 people, or 1 in 63,289. In The United States Clift is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Tennessee, where 6 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Clift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Clift has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Clift last name expanded 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 606 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Clift Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Clift last name are 17.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.48% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Clift earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.37% less than the national average, earning R 227,256 per year; in United States they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $43,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $54,675 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifft | 91 | 747 | / |
| Clifte | 91 | 1 | / |
| Clif | 89 | 64 | / |
| Schlift | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cliff | 80 | 11,335 | / |
| Clief | 80 | 29 | / |
| Klift | 80 | 28 | / |
| Cleft | 80 | 9 | / |
| Clife | 80 | 7 | / |
| Cleif | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cliffe | 73 | 5,518 | / |
| Cleife | 73 | 104 | / |
| Clieff | 73 | 21 | / |
| Cleiff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Cliffs | 73 | 9 | / |
| Clefft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cillif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clliff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Klieft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cluife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Clef | 67 | 224 | / |
| Klif | 67 | 26 | / |
| Schleft | 67 | 9 | / |
| Clib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cliv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Clyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qlif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Clifffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chlaiwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chellif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jellift | 67 | 0 | / |
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Clift Reference & Research
Clifton DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Clifton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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