Jeffray Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Jeffray Surname Definition:

Assimilated forms of Geoffrey. See under Jaffray.

Jeffray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2361:281,45243,215
Canada481:767,61660,775
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Scotland191:281,78013,396
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1081:34,6592,797
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Jeffray (341) may also be a first name.

Jeffray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Assimilated forms of Geoffrey. See under Jaffray.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The French Geoffray, Geoffroy (O.French Geoffroi), Gefrei, &c. (Anglo-French Geoffrey), palatalized as­similated forms of Godefroy, Godafrey, &c.: v. Godfrey.

In the ‘Chanson de Roland’ we find the variant forms Gefrei, Gefreid, Geifreit, e.g.— Gefrei d’Anjou et Jozeran le conte. (l.3535).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jeffray Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeffray is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jeffray click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffray? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 749,861st most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Jeffray live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Jeffray is also the 472,872nd most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 341 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 281,452. In France Jeffray is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 38 percent reside, Brittany, where 35 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent reside. Barring France it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Jeffray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeffray has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jeffray last name decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeffray Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jeffray last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jeffray last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jeffray earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 185.09% more than the national average, earning R 677,484 per year; in United States they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $43,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,661 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeuffray9324/
Jeffrays930/
Jeffry922,946/
Effray92273/
Jeffra9281/
Jeffrey8645,126/
Geffray861,696/
Jeffroy86591/
Jeffrys8645/
Seffray8614/
Ceffray8612/
Jeffrai869/
Jeffrry868/
Jieffry867/
Jeffras865/
Jeffrye862/
Jefffry862/
Jiffray861/
Jeaffry861/
Jeffriy860/
Jefry831,365/
Jefra8321/
Efray835/
Effra830/
Jeffreys809,083/
Jeuffroy80366/
Geffraye8032/
Jeffrrey803/
Jeffrass801/
Jeffreya801/
Jeffreyy801/
Jeaffrey801/
Jeeffrey801/
Jeffreey801/
Jeffreye800/
Jeaffery800/
Jiffry779,373/
Jefrey77723/
Jeffri77514/
Geffry77192/
Jeffre7786/
Zeffry7751/
Effroy7750/
Jefroy7739/
Jefrry7720/
Jeafry7715/
Jefriy7713/
Geffra775/
Jeefry775/
Effrey774/
Yeffry773/
Jefrau773/
Seffra772/
Jhefry772/
Jefrea771/
Jepfry771/
Jefrys770/
Sefray770/
Jeffreyes758/
Jeffrault753/
Jeffreeys751/
Jeffriyes751/
D'Jeffrey751/
Jeffraies750/
Jeffrreys750/
Efra7334/
Efry735/
Geffroy717,649/
Jiffrey711,134/
Jeffree71864/
Jeffres71460/
Jeffris71247/
Jeffrie71190/
Geffrey71100/
Geffrad7172/
Jeafery7119/
Jefrrey7113/
Jefreys7111/
Jeffrei715/
Jefriya714/
Jefreey713/
Ceffrey713/
Jeufroy713/
Jeafrey712/
Jeefrey712/
Zeffrey712/
Jeefery712/
Jeffred712/
Jeaffri712/
Siffray712/
Giffray711/
Jeffret711/
Jeffroi711/
Jyeffri711/
Chefray711/
Jeffrri711/
Jepfrey711/
Jiffrad710/
Zeffroy710/
Jefri677,085/
Jeffress671,760/
Jifry67442/
Cefra67121/
Sefra67120/
Jeffreis6749/
Chiffray6735/
Jifra6730/
Effre6720/
Jefre6719/
Joiffroy6718/
Geffroyd6717/
Sefry6717/
Geffraud6710/
Hefry679/
Effri678/
Efrey678/
Geffrais677/
Zefra675/
Yefry675/
Geffraus675/
Jiffriya674/
Jeffrees673/
Jeffreds673/
Gefry673/
Geffreys672/
Geffroye672/
Jaiffrai672/
Jeffriss671/
Jeffrres671/
Jetfreys671/
Efraa671/
Jeffreij671/
Jeffroid671/
Jefrault671/
Yefra671/
Geffrroy671/
Gefra671/
Efrai671/
Chefraye671/
Gedffrey671/
Heeffras670/
Jieffrie670/
Jeffreus670/
Jephrays670/
Heaffrey670/

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