Jefcott Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jefcott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jefcott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Jefcott Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jefcott Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jefcott occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefcott? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jefcott is the 3,373,373rd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. Jefcott is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Jefcott live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Jefcott is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,063,632. In England Jefcott is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 48 percent are found, Durham, where 44 percent are found and Greater London, where 4 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and China, where 3 percent are found.

Jefcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jefcott has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jefcott last name grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffcott93585/
Jefcot921/
Jeffcot865/
Hefcott861/
Jefcoet861/
Jefcote861/
Jefcatt860/
Jefcoot860/
Jephcott801,099/
Jeffcote80170/
Jeffcutt8027/
Jeffcoht801/
Jeffco7735/
Jefcut7715/
Hefcot772/
Jephhcott751/
Efco736/
Jeffcop712/
Jeffcoa712/
Jephcote67255/
Jefko6724/
Gefco6714/
Effco6711/
Sefco674/
Jeffcohe672/
Jefca671/
Heafcoth671/
Jebco671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jefcott
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