Iliffe

English

Etymology

Two possible origins:

• A matronymic surname from the Middle English personal name Ayleve, which is from Old English Ǣþelġiefu; this name is composed of the elements ǣþel (“noble”) and ġiefu (“gift, present”).
• From the Old Norse personal name Eilif, which is composed of the elements ei (“always”) and líf (“life”).

Proper noun

Iliffe (plural Iliffes)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Iliffe is the 6608^th most common surname in England, belonging to 1026 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Iliffe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 226.
• Forebears