How common is the last name Clifford?

21,150 people in the United States have the last name Clifford, about 1 in 14,132. It ranks #1,659 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

CLIFFORD

#1,659

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,150
About
1 in 14,132
This common or more
45.6%
Who bears it

Of the 21,150 people with the last name Clifford, 86% reported their origin as White, 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Clifford

1 other last name also has 21,150 people.

Also a first name

As a first name, Clifford ranks #668 of 53,615, with 78,907 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1925, with 3,473 births. See Clifford as a first name

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