Jefferys Surname

173,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Jefferys Surname Definition:

Jeffrey’s, &c. (Son). Jeffery, &c. v. Jeffrey

Jefferys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0881:333,14230,135
England6171:90,3059,745
Australia3561:75,8318,870
South Africa2251:240,79024,675
Canada671:549,93446,038
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5271:46,2535,734
Wales221:71,2923,399
Guernsey101:3,266579
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Jefferys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Jeffrey’s, &c. (Son). Jeffery, &c. v. Jeffrey

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jefferys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jefferys occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefferys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 173,647th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,945,653 people. The surname Jefferys is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Jefferys live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,088 people, or 1 in 333,142. In The United States Jefferys is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 24 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Jefferys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jefferys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jefferys surname rose 684 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jefferys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Jefferys last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jefferys last name are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.36% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jefferys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.93% more than the national average, earning R 356,292 per year; in United States they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning $41,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $50,825 CAD per year.

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Jefferys Reference & Research

Jeffries DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jeffries FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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