Jeaffreson Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Jeaffreson 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 SurnameJeaffreson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
Jeaffreson 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.
= Jefferson, 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.
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.
Jeaffreson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeaffreson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jeaffreson occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jeaffreson.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeaffreson? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Jeaffreson reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Jeaffreson is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Jeaffreson is most common in: Buckinghamshire, where 46 percent are found, Surrey, where 38 percent are found and Greater London, where 15 percent are found. Excluding England Jeaffreson exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.
Jeaffreson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jeaffreson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jeaffreson surname fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffreson | 95 | 131 | / |
| Jeafreson | 95 | 0 | / |
| Jaffreyson | 90 | 0 | / |
| Jeffreyson | 90 | 0 | / |
| Jefreson | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jeffrison | 84 | 27 | / |
| Jeffryson | 84 | 12 | / |
| Jefreshon | 84 | 1 | / |
| Jeefresson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jaffrayson | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jefrison | 78 | 18 | / |
| Sefreson | 78 | 1 | / |
| Efrison | 71 | 40 | / |
| Heffressen | 70 | 0 | / |
| Yefrison | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jefrizen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jefrisom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Efrizon | 59 | 189 | / |
| Safrizon | 56 | 12 | / |
| Jefrisam | 56 | 8 | / |
| Sefrizon | 56 | 6 | / |
| Yefrizon | 56 | 5 | / |
| Jafrizan | 56 | 4 | / |
| Safrisan | 56 | 3 | / |
| Safriseen | 53 | 6 | / |
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