Jeffereys Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Jeffereys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jeffereys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Jeffereys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeffereys is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffereys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jeffereys is the 2,661,929th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Jeffereys occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Jeffereys reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Jeffereys is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 10,355,970. In The United States Jeffereys is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 23 percent are found, Texas, where 17 percent are found and South Carolina, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Jeffereys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeffereys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jeffereys surname rose 146 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeffereys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jeffereys earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.63% more than the national average, earning $56,457 CAD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Jeffereys
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