Cliffe

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

Cliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Cliffes)

1. A place in England:
   1. A village in Cliffe and Cliffe Woods parish, Medway borough, Kent (OS grid ref TQ7376).
   2. A suburb of Great Harwood, Hyndburn district, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD7332). ^[1]
   3. A small village and civil parish (served by Manfield with Cliffe Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref NZ2115). ^[2]
   4. A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE6632).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cliffe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.