Explore the Family Name Aliff

The meaning of Aliff

English: variant of Ayliff, which is from a Middle English personal name. In most cases, this is from Old Norse Eilífr ‘eternal life’, but it could also have absorbed the female name Ayleve (Old English Æthelgifu ‘noble gift’).

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How common is the last name Aliff in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aliff experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 18034th in terms of prevalence among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 19097th, reflecting a decrease of 5.89%. The count of people bearing the name Aliff also marginally declined from 1426 in 2000 to 1425 in 2010. Notably, the proportion of the US population with this surname per 100,000 residents decreased by 9.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,034	#19,097	-5.89%
Count	1,426	1,425	-0.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.48	-9.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aliff

In terms of ethnic identity associated with the surname Aliff, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White slightly decreased from 95.02% to 94.81%, while those identifying as Black also fell from 0.77% to 0.63%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 25.00% from 0.56% to 0.70%. Those who identified with two or more races saw a decrease of 11.54%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities also decreased from 0.56% to 0.49%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation increased by 38.89% from 1.26% to 1.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.02%	94.81%	-0.22%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.75%	38.89%
Two or More Races	1.82%	1.61%	-11.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.7%	25%
Black	0.77%	0.63%	-18.18%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.56%	0.49%	-12.5%