Clifford (name)

Clifford is both a given name and a surname of Old English origin that applies to a number of individuals or places. It simply means "ford by a cliff".^[1]

People

Given name

Clifford Andrews (1912–1973), English athlete in cricket
Clifford Antone (1949–2006), US musical producer and club owner
Clifford Warren Ashley (1881–1947), US artist, author
Clifford Berry (1918–1963), US inventor
Clifford Bax (1886–1962), English author and playwright
Clifford Edmund Bosworth (born 1928), English professor, historian
Cliff Bricker (1904–1980), Canadian long-distance runner
Clifford Brown (1930–1956), US musician (jazz trumpeter)
Cliff Burton (1962–1986), US musician (bass guitarist, Metallica)
Clifford Campbell (1892–1991), Jamaican political figure
Clifford Carter (fl. 1980s-present), US musician
Clifford P. Case (1904–1982), US attorney and political figure
Cliff Clavin, fictional character on the television series Cheers
Cliff Couser (Clifford Couser, born 1971), a US athlete in boxing
Clifford Ann Creed (born 1938), US female athlete in golf
Clifford Curry (born c. 1940), US musician
Clifford Curzon (1907–1982), English musician (piano)
Clifford David (born 1938), US actor
Clifford Davies (1948–2008), English musician (rock drummer)
Clifford Davis (politician) (1897–1970), US political figure
Clifford Davis (music manager) (fl. 1960s-1980s), US musician and manager of musical groups
Clifford Dupont (1905–1978), English-born political figure in Rhodesia
Clifford Durr (1899–1975), US attorney and civil rights activist
C. M. Eddy, Jr. (1896–1967), American author
Clifford Evans (1912–1985), Welsh actor
Clifford Percy Evans (1889–1973), US architect
Clifford Brodie Frith (born 1949), English-born Australian ornothologist
Clifford Carlson (1894–1964), US athlete in basketball
Clifford Forsythe (1929–2000), Northern Ireland political figure
Clifford Geertz (1926–2006), US anthropologist
Clifford Goodman (1866–1911), Barbados athlete in cricket
Clifford Goldstein (born 1955), US author, Seventh-day Adventist editor
Chris Graham (boxer) (Clifford Graham, 1900-?)), Canadian athlete in boxing
Clifford Grey (1887–1941), British songwriter, actor (AKA Clifford Gray)
Clifford Hammonds (born 1985), US basketball player
Clifford Hansen (1912–2009), US politician
Clifford Harper (born 1949), English illustrator, anarchist
T.I. (Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., born 1980), US musician and producer
Clifford C. Hastings (1882–1946), New York politician
Clifford Heatherley (1888–1937), English film actor
Clifford Husbands (born 1926), Barbados political figure
Clifford Irving (born 1930), US author
Clifford Irving (politician) (1914–2004), British political figure (Isle of Man)
Clifford Jarvis (1941–1997), US musician (rock drummer)
Clifford Jordan (1931–1993), US musician (jazz saxophone)
C. H. B. Kitchin (Clifford Henry Benn Kitchin, October 1895-1967), British author
Clifford J. Laube (1891–1974), US Catholic poet, editor and publisher
Clifford Lincoln (born 1928), Canadian political figure
Carwood Lipton (Clifford Carwood Lipton, 1920-2001), British military figure
Clifford Sibusiso Mamba (born 1963), Swazi diplomat and former Olympic athlete
Clifford J. MacGregor (1904–1985), US meteorologist, Arctic explorer and naval aviator
Cliff Matthews (politician) (Clifford Matthews, fl. 1960s), Canadian attorney and political figure
Clifford May (born 1951), US author, political activist
Cliff McWatt (Clifford McWatt, 1922-1997), West Indian athlete in cricket
Clifford Meth (born 1961), US author
Clifford Mulenga (born 1987), Zambian athlete in football
Clifford Nass (born c. 1958), US professor (Communications), author
Clifford Odets (1906–1963), US playwright, screenwriter, social activist
Clifford A. Pickover (born c. 1958), US mathematician, author
Cliff Pilkey (Clifford Pilkey, born 1928), Canadian politician and trade union leader
Fido Purpur (Clifford Joseph Purpur, 1912-2001), US athlete in hockey
Clifford Ray (born 1949), US athlete in basketball
Cliff Robinson (basketball, born 1960) (Clifford T. Robinson, born 1960), US athlete in basketball
Clifford Robinson (born 1966), US athlete in basketball
Clifford Rose (born 1929), British actor
Ronnie Shows (Clifford Ronald "Ronnie" Shows, born 1947), US political figure
Clifford Shull (1915–2001), US physicist (Nobel Prize)
Clifford Sifton (1861–1929), Canadian political figure
Clifford D. Simak (1904–1988), US author (science fiction)
Method Man, (pseudonym of Clifford Smith, born 1971), US rap singer
Cliff Spink (Clifford Spink, fl. 1980s-present), British military officer (Royal Air Force)
Clifford Stein (born c. 1965), US computer scientist
Clifford Stoll (born c. 1956), US astronomer, computer expert, author
Clifford Taubes (born 1954), US mathematician
Clifford Thornton (1939–1989), US musician (jazz trumpet, trombone)
Johnny Rebel (singer) (pseudonym of Cajun country musician Clifford Joseph Trahan, born 1938), US musician
Clifford Truesdell (1919–2000), US mathematician, historian
Clifford Walker (cricketer) (1919–1992), British athlete in cricket
Clifford B. Wilson (1879–1943), US political figure
Clifford A. Wolff (born 1970), US attorney

Surname

The Clifford family, an English noble family
The Clifford family (bankers), a family of English bankers active in the Netherlands
Alesha Clifford (born 1991), Australian female athlete in football (soccer)
Alfred H. Clifford (1908–1992), US mathematician
Lady Anne Clifford (1590–1676), Countess of Pembroke
Augustus Clifford (1788–1877), British naval officer and court official
Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford (1890–1969), Governor of Mauritius from 1937 to 1942
Betsy Clifford (born 1953), Canadian female athlete in skiing
Buzz Clifford (born 1941 as Reese Francis Clifford III), US musician and songwriter
Charles Clifford, any of several men with the name
Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (1813–1893), New Zealand politician
Clark Clifford (1906–1998), US Secretary of Defense
Conor Clifford (born 1991), Irish athlete in football
Dermot Clifford (born 1939), English religious figure
Doug Clifford (born 1945), US musician, member of Creedence Clearwater Revival
Edward Clifford (1844–1907), English artist and author
Eleanor Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (Born Eleanor Brandon, 1519-1547), English noblewoman
Esmond Clifford (1895–1970), British Royal Engineers officer
Francis Clifford (author) (1917–1975), pen name of Arthur Leonard Bell Thompson, author
George Clifford, any of several men with the name
George Clifford (footballer) (1899-?), English athlete in cricket
George Clifford III, who engaged the Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné to write Hortus Cliffortianus
Gerald Francis Clifford (1889–1952), a Wisconsin lawyer, politician and executive of the Green Bay Packers
Gordon Clifford, Australian rugby league footballer
Gordon Clifford (1902–1968), American lyricist
Graeme Clifford (born 1942), Australian film editor
Grahame Clifford (1905–1984), English opera singer
Henry Clifford, 1st Earl of Cumberland (1493–1542), British member of nobility in Skipton
Henry Hugh Clifford (1826–1883), British army officer
Howard J. Clifford (fl. 1930s), US political figure in Michigan
Hugh Clifford (1866–1941), British colonial administrator
Hughie Clifford (1866–1929), Scottish athlete in football
Jack Clifford (born 1993), rugby union player
James Clifford (historian) (fl. 1970s-present), US university professor in California
James Clifford (musician) (1622–1698), English religious figure and musician
John Clifford, any of several men with the name
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford (1435–1461), British military leader
John Clifford (choreographer), former New York City Ballet principal dancer
John Garry Clifford (born 1942), US historian
Johnny Clifford (1934–2007), Irish athlete in hurling
J. R. Clifford (1848–1933), US attorney, civil rights pioneer
Linda Clifford (born 1944), US female musician and singer
Lucy Clifford (1846–1929), British female author
Margaret Clifford, Countess of Cumberland (born Margaret Russell, 1560-1616), English noblewoman
Max Clifford (born 1943), English publicist
Michael Clifford (born 1995), Guitarist and Vocalist of the band 5 Seconds Of Summer
Michael R. Clifford (born 1952), US astronaut
Mike Clifford (born 1943), US singer-songwriter and actor
Nathan Clifford (1803–1881), US statesman, diplomat and jurist
Patrick Clifford (born 1966), US musician
Paul Clifford (cricketer) (born 1976), English athlete in cricket
Richard Clifford (died 1421), British religious figure
Robert Clifford, any of several men with the name
Rosamund Clifford (c. 1150 – 1176), "Fair Rosamund", mistress of Henry II of England
Ross Clifford (born 1951), Australian radio personality, author
Simon Clifford (born 1970), English football coach
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (1630–1673), British politician and statesman
Thomas Clifford, 14th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh (born 1948), a British baron
Tom Clifford (fl. 1970s-2000s), Canadian political figure
W. K. Clifford, any of several persons with those initials
William Clifford any of several men with the name
William Kingdon Clifford (1845–1879), English mathematician and philosopher

References

↑ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Clifford

Clifford (name)

People

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