Cliffe

See also: cliffe

English

Etymology

From Old English clif (“cliff, crag”).

Proper noun

Cliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Cliffes)

1. A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7376).
2. A small village in Richmondshire district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ2115).
3. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6632).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
• Cliffe Common
• Cliffe Vale (also Cliff Vale)
• Cliffe Woods
• King's Cliffe
• Normanton-on-Cliffe
• St Margaret's at Cliffe
• West Cliffe, Westcliffe

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cliffe is the 51066^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.