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What does Clifton mean?
Clifton 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced KLIF-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Clifton is "town by the cliff". Surname used as given name. Sometimes used as an expanded form of Cliff.
STARTS WITH Cl-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, surname
Variations
VARIANTS Cliff▼, Cliffeton, Clift, Clyffeton, Clyfton, Clyffton
ALTERNATIVE FORM VIA CLIFF Cliffe
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clifton Keon (C.K.), ..
How popular is Clifton?
Clifton is a very prominent first name for males (#279 out of 1220, Top 23%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#1320 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Clifton reached its peak position of #153 in the U.S. during 1910-1919, and is presently at #1602. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent varying form of Clifton (#1602 FROM RECENT DATA) is Cliff. These forms of Clifton were popular as baby names in the 1900s (USAGE OF 0.1%) and have become much less popular since (USAGE 0.01%, ▼94%), with versions such as Clifton becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Affton (see Afton), Afton, Alison, Alisson, Allston, Allton, Alston, Alton▼, Blanton, Briton, Britton, Caidon, Carlton▼, Carston, Caxton, Chelton, Cheston, Chilton, Claron, Claudon (see Claude), Claxton, Clayton, Cleavon, Cleon, Cleto, Cletos, Clevon, Clifford▼, Clint▼, Clinton▼, Clintt (see Clinton), Clitus, Coleton, Collton, Colston, Colton▲, Cotton, Crayton, Crichton, Cristen, Criston, Cristos, Croffton (see Crofton), Crofton, Eifion, Eliron, Elison, Elisson, Ellston, Ellton, Elston, Elton▼, Glenton, Griffon, Hilton▼, Klayton, Linton, Litton, Milton▼, Platon, Quinton, Riston, Sefton, Shipton, Swinton, Tilton, Triston▼, Triton, Vinton, Wilton▼, Winton and Wriston. These names tend to be less frequently used than Clifton.
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