Cluff Surname

88,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cluff Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dough,' from residence thereby. A clough is a breach in the hillside, a ravine between hills. 'Boggart Hole Clough' is well known to Manchester people; v. Clow.

'Had we the keys, said Clim of the Clough.

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Cluff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2531:85,2249,639
Australia4541:59,4627,217
Canada3951:93,28010,196
England1851:301,17922,911
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Ireland281:168,1767,397
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland711:62,3924,829
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Cluff (37) may also be a first name.

Cluff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dough,' from residence thereby. A clough is a breach in the hillside, a ravine between hills. 'Boggart Hole Clough' is well known to Manchester people; v. Clow.

'Had we the keys, said Clim of the Clough.

Ryght wel then shoulde we spede.'

A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode.

Alicia del Clogh, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Robert del Clogn, Lancashire, 1332: ibid.

Thomas del Clogh, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Cloghe, 1376: ibid.

1688. Buried —Mary Clough, grandniece to Dr. Meriton: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1690. Bant. — William, s. Thomas Clugh: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A variant of Clough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A ravine, glen, or deep descent between hills. N. of English Cloff, Scotl. The Cloughs of Plas-Clough claim a Norman origin, from the Seigneurs de Rohan, and appeal to their name and arms for proof. B.L.G. To my eye, both arms and name are as English as need be.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Anglo—Saxon.) Local. A small valley between hills, a breach; from the past of the Anglo—Saxon participle cleofian, to cleave, divide.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Clough; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Cloughs belonged to an old gentle family of Thorp Stapleton, a member of which was a justice of the peace in the reign of James I. (Th.). Clough is a West Riding hamlet.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cluff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cluff Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cluff is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cluff? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cluff is the 88,733rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,346,553 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Cluff reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held given name globally, borne by 37 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,253 people, or 1 in 85,224. In The United States Cluff is most frequent in: Utah, where 20 percent reside, Arizona, where 19 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Cluff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cluff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cluff surname expanded 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cluff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cluff last name are 26.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cluff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.51% more than the national average, earning R 483,624 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.46% more than the national average, earning $51,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clauff9130/
Cluffs913/
Cluffe913/
Clouff910/
Cluf892/
Schluff8368/
Celluff830/
Sluff807/
Kluff805/
Cleuf801/
Clouf801/
Clusf801/
Clufs801/
Clauf801/
Schlouff770/
Cluphf7397/
Kluffz734/
Cluife731/
Schluf731/
Cloufe731/
Club671,250/
Schlupf67422/
Kluf67160/
Schlauf6747/
Zluf6714/
Cluw671/
Cellouf671/
Schlouf671/
Zelluff671/
Schlufs670/
Schleuf670/

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