English: habitational name from any of the very numerous places called Clifton from Old English clif ‘slope’ (see Cliff ) + tūn ‘enclosure settlement’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Clifton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Clifton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Clifton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 86 Clifton families living in Ontario. This was about 49% of all the recorded Clifton's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Clifton families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Clifton surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Farmer and Farmer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Clifton. 41% of Clifton men worked as a Farmer and 45% of Clifton women worked as a Farmer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Clifton were Stenographer and Nurse. .
Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Clifton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Clifton in 1941 was 39, and 72 in 2004.