Clifton

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Old English

*Literally meaning "town by a cliff." From Old English clif (“cliff”) + tūn (“town”). Analyzable as cliff + -ton. *In Oregon County, Missouri, from Cliff + -ton. From being named after a Cliff, or which may be clipped to Clif.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Clift Root name
Acker Old English origin
Ackerley Old English origin
Ackley Old English origin
Adley Old English origin
Ainsley Old English origin
Akridge Old English origin
Alby Old English origin
Aldous Old English origin

Popularity by Country

Clifton

Rank #1201

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Clifton

Rank #1320

Frequency 24,523 people (9.09 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 83.41% Hispanic 1.6% Black 12.51% Asian/PI 0.33% Native Am. 0.62% Two+ 1.53%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Clifton

Rank #331279

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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