Cliffe
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English
Etymology
From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).
Proper noun
Cliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Cliffes)
- A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7376).
- A small village in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2115).
- A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6632).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cliffe is the 51066th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 408 individuals. Cliffe is most common among White (92.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cliffe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.