Origins of the Clift surname

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    In 1921, most Clifts lived in london

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    2,200 Clift Travel & migration records
    17,000 Clifts found in all Census records

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    What are the most common Clift first names?

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    Common jobs for Clifts

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Clifts in 1921

    Dressmaker

    81

    Domestic Servant

    52

    Laundress

    46

    Living On Own Means

    46

    Servant

    31

    Commmon male occupations for Clifts in 1921

    Farmer

    54

    General Labourer

    52

    Tailor

    48

    Coal Miner

    46

    Blacksmith

    44

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