Geoffrey Surname
Approximately 12,757 people bear this surname
Geoffrey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' which see. The various forms cited and the numbers of their representatives furnish some sort of idea of the enormous popularity of this now old-fashioned font-name in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Read More About This SurnameGeoffrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,334 | 1:53,132 | 4,063 |
| Kenya | 2,788 | 1:16,564 | 1,991 |
| Sudan | 2,240 | 1:16,746 | 2,298 |
| Malawi | 1,725 | 1:9,924 | 1,537 |
| United States | 510 | 1:710,704 | 56,075 |
| Malaysia | 409 | 1:72,113 | 5,209 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| Australia | 208 | 1:129,787 | 14,130 |
| Canada | 181 | 1:203,567 | 19,858 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92 | 1:88,627 | 11,768 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| England | 78 | 1:714,334 | 40,171 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Uganda | 52 | 1:750,755 | 36,601 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Israel | 44 | 1:194,492 | 19,021 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Saint Lucia | 6 | 1:29,797 | 1,820 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Geoffrey (457,148) may also be a first name.
Geoffrey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' which see. The various forms cited and the numbers of their representatives furnish some sort of idea of the enormous popularity of this now old-fashioned font-name in the 13th and 14th centuries. To give more than one or two modern references would be superfluous.
Rogerus Jeffray, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1613-4. Married — Thomas Cook and Alice Gowen, alias Jefferey: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
1635. Buried — Captayne William Jefferyes: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1636. — John, s. William Jefferie: ibid.
— — Roberte Jefferies: ibid.
1664. — Richard Jeoffries: ibid.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey.' By a curious freak this name is scarcely ever found nominally in this form; v. Jeffery, and compare Gerard and Jerard. The harder form of Godfrey, however, retains the earlier initial. The name occurs in Domesday, and gradually forged its way to the forefront of frequency. No doubt Godfrey or Geoffrey of Lorraine, of crusading renown, had much to do with its West-European popularity. The forms (always with G) are endless in the Hundred Rolls.
John fil. Geffrei, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Warin Geffrey, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Simon Geffray, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Galfridus de la Grange, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
Galfridus fil. Galfridi, Oxfordshire, ibid.
An assimilated form of Godfrey, q.v.
The Teutonic personal name Godfridus, whence also Godfrey. In Domesday the ordinary form is Goisfridus. From it we get the modifications and derivatives, Jefferson, Jeaffreson, Jeffries, Jefferies, Jefferiss, Jeff, Jeffs, Jephson, Jepson, Jeffeock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.
(Belgic.) From gau, joyful, and fred, peace—joyful peace.
Jeffery,Jefferies,Jeffreys. —These are essentially south of England names, Wilts being their principal home. It is remarkable that Jeffery is most numerous in the four south - west counties; whilst Jefferies and Jeffreys are most prevalent in the other parts of the area of distribution. The place of these names in the north of England is taken by Jefferson. Jeffs is a Cheshire variety.
Geoffrey Demographics
Geoffrey Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Geoffrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Geoffrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Geoffrey (Arabic: جيوفري) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Geoffrey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,997th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 571,259 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Geoffrey reside; 28 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,226th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 457,148 people.
The surname Geoffrey is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,334 people, or 1 in 53,132. In Nigeria Geoffrey is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 32 percent are found, Rivers, where 15 percent are found and Taraba, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 22 percent are found and Sudan, where 18 percent are found.
Geoffrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Geoffrey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,159 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Geoffrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Geoffrey surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Geoffrey last name are 4.05% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.28% registered with the party.
The amount Geoffrey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 24.11% less than the national average, earning R 180,336 per year; in United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% less than the national average, earning $42,613 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Geoffrey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey in the Arabic language | ||
| جيوفري | jywfry | - |
| جوفري | jwfry | - |
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