Origins of the Clifton surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 47North West 46Isle of ManYorkshire 409East Midlands 376West Midlands 279East 112London 1032South East 571South West 79South Wales 12Mid Wales 6West Wales 2North Wales 13Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Cliftons lived in london

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    5,800 Clifton Travel & migration records
    43,000 Cliftons found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Clifton

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    976th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Clifton surname. The oldest one dates back to .

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    What are the most common Clifton first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Cliftons

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

    Commmon female occupations for Cliftons in 1921

    Dressmaker

    201

    Laundress

    143

    Domestic Servant

    126

    General Servant Domestic

    98

    General Servant

    91

    Commmon male occupations for Cliftons in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    350

    General Labourer

    179

    Farm Labourer

    164

    Farmer

    145

    Bricklayer

    113

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