Jefferies Surname
Approximately 18,473 people bear this surname
Jefferies 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 SurnameJefferies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,997 | 1:51,802 | 6,241 |
| England | 6,806 | 1:8,187 | 1,202 |
| Australia | 1,424 | 1:18,958 | 2,628 |
| Canada | 902 | 1:40,849 | 5,094 |
| South Africa | 807 | 1:67,135 | 8,411 |
| Wales | 587 | 1:5,272 | 578 |
| New Zealand | 537 | 1:8,433 | 1,453 |
| Scotland | 111 | 1:48,233 | 4,226 |
| Ireland | 61 | 1:77,196 | 4,645 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Belize | 7 | 1:50,782 | 2,565 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,214 | 1:7,584 | 1,165 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Guernsey | 8 | 1:4,082 | 713 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 666 | 1:75,403 | 8,029 |
Jefferies (90) may also be a first name.
Jefferies 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.
Jeffrey’s, &c. (Son). Jeffery, &c. v. Jeffrey
(English) Descendant of Geoffrey or Jeffrey (God's peace).
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.
Jefferies Demographics
Average Jefferies Salary in
United States
$40,209 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Jefferies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jefferies Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jefferies is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jefferies? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jefferies is the 29,052nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 394,497 people. The last name Jefferies is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Jefferies are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,997 people, or 1 in 51,802. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Jefferies is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Jefferies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jefferies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jefferies surname rose 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 725 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 290 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jefferies Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Jefferies surname are 10.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jefferies earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 26.46% more than the national average, earning R 300,516 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $40,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $54,242 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferries | 95 | 7 | / |
| Jeffereies | 95 | 2 | / |
| Jefferiess | 95 | 2 | / |
| Jeffieries | 95 | 1 | / |
| Jefferiees | 95 | 0 | / |
| Jefferis | 94 | 2,572 | / |
| Jefferes | 94 | 58 | / |
| Jeferies | 94 | 28 | / |
| Jefferie | 94 | 20 | / |
| Jefferyes | 89 | 90 | / |
| Jefferiss | 89 | 90 | / |
| Jeffereis | 89 | 55 | / |
| Jeffereys | 89 | 53 | / |
| Jefferess | 89 | 23 | / |
| Jeffories | 89 | 8 | / |
| Jeffaries | 89 | 6 | / |
| Jeffiries | 89 | 5 | / |
| Gefferies | 89 | 3 | / |
| Jefferets | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hefferies | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jefferier | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jefferiez | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jefferios | 89 | 1 | / |
| Jefferice | 89 | 0 | / |
| Jeffereds | 89 | 0 | / |
| Jefferres | 89 | 0 | / |
| Jifferies | 89 | 0 | / |
| Jeferis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jefferys | 82 | 2,474 | / |
| Jeffares | 82 | 712 | / |
| Gefferie | 82 | 582 | / |
| Jeffires | 82 | 55 | / |
| Jeffaris | 82 | 41 | / |
| Jeffores | 82 | 2 | / |
| Jefferye | 82 | 2 | / |
| Jefferji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jeferris | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jefiries | 82 | 0 | / |
| Jefereys | 82 | 0 | / |
| Jeffarish | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gefferier | 78 | 1 | / |
| Jeffirres | 78 | 0 | / |
| Geferries | 78 | 0 | / |
| Jefaris | 75 | 4 | / |
| Seferie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geferes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeferys | 75 | 0 | / |
| Eferuhie | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sifferie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seferyes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jeferrys | 71 | 0 | / |
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Jefferies Reference & Research
Jeffries DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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