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CLOUGH

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There are approximately 8,884 people named Clough in the UK. That makes it the 1,196th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 141 are named Clough.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Clough surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Anglo-Saxon. Local) A small valley between hills, a breach; from the past of the Anglo-Saxon participle cleofian, to cleave, divide.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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