Jeff Surname

60,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Jeff 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.

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Jeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8981:125,07213,290
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Papua New Guinea1,1161:7,306527
England6371:87,4699,520
Nigeria3831:462,51423,465
Kenya3111:148,48811,824
Australia2361:114,38912,710
Canada2231:165,22716,632
China1321:10,358,497653
Malaysia1251:235,95413,459
Russia1131:1,275,42591,659
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Panama931:42,0672,183
Liberia891:49,5344,428
Singapore681:80,9963,278
France581:1,145,219121,886
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
India431:17,838,730274,051
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Wales341:91,0167,411
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Comoros11:749,524685
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

The alternate forms: Jêff (1) are calculated separately.

Jeff (1,165,255) may also be a first name.

Jeff 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' which see. The old nick, was Gef or Geff, but J is almost invariably the initial of the surname formed from it; v. Jeeves.

Alan fil. Gef, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Gef-doghter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia Gefray-wyf, 1379: ibid.

1527. Thomas Jeffes and Margery Evered: Marriage Lic. (London).

1635. Thomas Hollbacke and Elizabeth Jeffes: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of Jeffrey, Jeffery (&c.), Geoffrey, q.v. Alan son Gef.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jeff Last Name Facts

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

Jeff (Marathi: जेफ़) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as: Jêff. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 60,156th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 869,739 people. Jeff is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Jeff are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jeff is also the 717th most common first name on earth, borne by 1,165,255 people.

The last name Jeff is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,898 people, or 1 in 125,072. In The United States Jeff is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States Jeff is found in 109 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Jeff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jeff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jeff surname expanded 1,486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Jeff are 6.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.41% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jeff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.32% less than the national average, earning R 27,768 per year; in United States they earn 1.46% less than the national average, earning $42,521 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.18% less than the national average, earning $44,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jêff921/
Jeffs899,135/
Jeffe89166/
Jeuff8912/
Djeff892/
Jeeff892/
Jzeff891/
Jefft890/
Eff86860/
Jef86124/
Jeffsh8047/
Djeffe805/
Jheiff801/
Jheyff801/
Zeff75909/
Seff75612/
Heff75288/
Jeef7598/
Jefe7592/
Djef7522/
Ceff7520/
Jeft7517/
Jefs7514/
Yeff7512/
Geff7512/
Jiff759/
Jeuf755/
Efpf754/
Jetf754/
Jeaf753/
Jeif753/
Jepf752/
Epff752/
Jjff751/
Hjef751/
Jief751/
Hjff751/
Jedf751/
Ieff751/
Jefh751/
Ewff751/
Jewf751/
Djeiffe739/
Ejjeffe731/
Ef673,015/
Yeffe671,238/
Cheff67973/
Sieff67429/
Geffe67415/
Seiff67277/
Zieff67174/
Zeeff67153/
Hefft67142/
Seeff67102/
Heffe6797/
Geffs6792/
Zeiff6731/
Seyff6721/
Djefe6719/
Juiff6719/
Hieff6717/
Jesfe6713/
Seuff6713/
Jeyfe675/
Heiff674/
Zeffe673/
Geiff672/
Jefss671/
Jeafs671/
Heffs671/
Jiffe671/
Djeif671/
Gieff671/
Yheff671/
Sceff671/
Jehef671/
Jeefe671/
Ejhef671/
Hjejf671/
Jiffs671/
Yefft670/
Zefft670/
Seaff670/
Heyff670/

Jeff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeff in the Marathi language
जेफ़jefa-

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