Jeffray Surname
Approximately 383 people bear this surname
Jeffray Surname Definition:
Assimilated forms of Geoffrey. See under Jaffray.
Jeffray Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 236 | 1:281,452 | 43,215 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| England | 26 | 1:2,143,002 | 82,017 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 108 | 1:34,659 | 2,797 |
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
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 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).
Jeffray Demographics
Jeffray Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Jeffray Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeffray Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeffray occurs most in France. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeffray? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jeffray is the 749,861st most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Jeffray reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 472,872nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 341 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 281,452. In France it is most prevalent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 38 percent live, Brittany, where 35 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent live. Excluding France Jeffray is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.
Jeffray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jeffray has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jeffray surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jeffray Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Jeffray surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with 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.
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