Clifford

Meanings

1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village and civil parish in west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2445).
4. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4244).
5. A community in the town of Minto, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A town in Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana.
8. A township in Butler County, Kansas.
9. A village in Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan.
10. An extinct town in Polk County, Missouri.
11. A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota.
12. A township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

Etymology

From Old English clif (“cliff”) + ford (“ford”), a dweller at the ford by the steep bank.