How Common Is the Last Name Clifton?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Clifton today

27,413

Ranked #1,439 of 162,254 published surnames · 8.39 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 24,758 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

81.19%

Black

13.11%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.44%

Hispanic

2.33%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.