Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CLINT
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CLINT. A township in the parish of Ripley, co. York, where the descendants of the Saxon thane Archil resided, and whence they took the name of De Clynt. See under Simpson.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English