Cliff Family History

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Cliff Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place named with Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’, ‘cliff’, or a topographic name from the same word. The Old English word was used not only in the sense of modern English cliff but also of much gentler slopes and frequently also of a riverbank.

Similar surnames: Aliff, Clive, Oliff, Iliff, Clift, Clint, Griff, Califf, Cuff, Elliff

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Cliff Family Origin

Where is the Cliff family from?

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Cliff Family Occupations

What did your Cliff ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Cliff ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Farmer

5%
Labourer

4%
Coal Miner

3%
Butcher

2%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Cliff family was Butcher. The most common Cliff occupation in the UK was Farmer. 5% of Cliff's were Farmers. Farmer, Labourer and Coal Miner were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cliff.

Source: Census data for Cliff | Data not to scale

Cliff Historical Records

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Cliff Life Expectancy

What is the average Cliff lifespan?

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Cliff ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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Between 1954 and 2004, Cliff life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Cliff in 1954 was 26, and 73 in 2004.

Source: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Cliff