Jeffrey Surname
Approximately 45,126 people bear this surname
Jeffrey 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 SurnameJeffrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,374 | 1:23,576 | 2,963 |
| England | 7,557 | 1:7,373 | 1,071 |
| Australia | 5,814 | 1:4,643 | 674 |
| Canada | 3,963 | 1:9,297 | 1,391 |
| Scotland | 2,269 | 1:2,360 | 438 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,322 | 1:6,168 | 396 |
| Malawi | 836 | 1:20,477 | 3,173 |
| Guyana | 772 | 1:987 | 144 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| South Africa | 562 | 1:96,402 | 11,752 |
| Malaysia | 543 | 1:54,317 | 4,201 |
| New Zealand | 476 | 1:9,513 | 1,656 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 466 | 1:2,927 | 504 |
| Jamaica | 419 | 1:6,850 | 834 |
| Iran | 395 | 1:194,386 | 15,821 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| France | 330 | 1:201,281 | 31,299 |
| Nigeria | 309 | 1:573,278 | 27,744 |
| Grenada | 261 | 1:416 | 74 |
| Zimbabwe | 236 | 1:65,416 | 9,847 |
| Thailand | 229 | 1:308,464 | 53,166 |
| Wales | 207 | 1:14,949 | 1,631 |
| Northern Ireland | 185 | 1:9,973 | 1,582 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 123 | 1:806 | 138 |
| Indonesia | 89 | 1:1,485,946 | 100,216 |
| Suriname | 83 | 1:6,658 | 1,580 |
| Netherlands | 73 | 1:231,331 | 30,466 |
| Venezuela | 63 | 1:479,430 | 9,304 |
| Liberia | 59 | 1:74,721 | 6,295 |
| Saint Lucia | 55 | 1:3,251 | 493 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 51 | 1:2,209 | 408 |
| Solomon Islands | 49 | 1:11,837 | 2,134 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Ireland | 45 | 1:104,643 | 5,503 |
| Botswana | 44 | 1:49,703 | 9,263 |
| China | 43 | 1:31,798,176 | 1,692 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| Mexico | 23 | 1:5,396,792 | 30,197 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22 | 1:2,509 | 370 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| British Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:4,513 | 453 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Dominica | 5 | 1:15,178 | 463 |
| Montserrat | 5 | 1:989 | 156 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Barbados | 4 | 1:71,862 | 1,737 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 148 | 1:29,932 | 3,032 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,729 | 1:6,537 | 1,010 |
| Scotland | 1,722 | 1:2,174 | 393 |
| Wales | 81 | 1:19,363 | 1,123 |
| Guernsey | 10 | 1:3,266 | 579 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,088 | 1:24,051 | 2,985 |
Jeffrey (1,417,580) may also be a first name.
Jeffrey 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.
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).
V. under Jeffery.
(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.
From the French, Geoffroy; from the Old Norse, Guðriðr; in the Domesday Book, Godefrid; a personal name.
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.
Jeffrey Demographics
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Jeffrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeffrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeffrey (Arabic: جفرى) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Jeffrey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeffrey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jeffrey is the 12,450th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 161,493 people. The last name Jeffrey is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Jeffrey reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 537th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 1,417,580 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 15,374 people, or 1 in 23,576. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 118 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Jeffrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Jeffrey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 736 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jeffrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Jeffrey surname are 5.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.79% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Jeffrey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 76.19% more than the national average, earning 609,748 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.37% more than the national average, earning R 409,620 per year; in United States they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $43,132 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $49,680 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jeffrey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey in the Arabic language | ||
| جفرى | jfry | - |
| دجيفري | djyfry | - |
| جيفري | jyfry | - |
| جفري | jfry | - |
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Jeffrey Reference & Research
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