Jeffreys Surname

55,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Jeffreys 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.

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Jeffreys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6401:78,1168,925
England1,9701:28,2833,825
Australia1,0681:25,2773,447
Wales6731:4,598502
Canada2911:126,61713,224
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
Scotland431:124,5077,876
Guyana371:20,6012,557
Guernsey221:2,929767
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Belize11:355,4743,977
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2641:19,2842,772
Wales4911:3,194213
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3641:36,8174,362

Jeffreys (348) may also be a first name.

Jeffreys 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

V. under Jefferys.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jeffreys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeffreys is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffreys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 55,879th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 802,328 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Jeffreys reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Jeffreys is also the 467,354th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 348 people.

The surname Jeffreys is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,640 people, or 1 in 78,116. In The United States Jeffreys is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent reside, Alabama, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Jeffreys occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Jeffreys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeffreys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jeffreys last name expanded 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeffreys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jeffreys surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jeffreys earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.95% less than the national average, earning R 187,848 per year; in United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.14% more than the national average, earning $63,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffreyes948/
Jeffrieys942/
Jeffreeys941/
Jeffrreys940/
Jeffrey9345,126/
Jeffres93460/
Jeffrys9345/
Jefreys9311/
Jeffries8843,235/
Jeffress881,760/
Jeffryes88510/
Jeffreis8849/
Jeffrees883/
Jeffreds883/
Jeffrrey883/
Geffreys882/
Jeffreya881/
Jeffreyy881/
Jeffroes881/
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Jetfreys881/
Jeaffrey881/
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Jeffreey881/
Jeffreye880/
Jeffrays880/
Jeffreus880/
Jeffry862,946/
Jefrey86723/
Jeffre8686/
Jefres8650/
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Effrey864/
Jefrys860/
Jeffriess8283/
Jeffreies8216/
Jeffrries826/
Jeffriyes821/
Jeffriies821/
D'Jeffrey821/
Jefffries821/
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Jeffree80864/
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Jeffray80383/
Jeffris80247/
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Geffrey80100/
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Effress8028/
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Jeffret801/
Jeaffry801/
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Geffres800/
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Effrays800/
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Efres77170/
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Jeffriss751/
Jeffrass751/
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Gedffrey751/
Jeaffery750/
Jeffreax750/
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Jiffry719,373/
Geffre71918/
Jeffri71514/
Effray71273/
Geffry71192/
Jefrie7188/
Cefres7186/
Jeffra7181/
Jefree7170/
Zeffry7151/
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Seffre7134/
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Cefrey716/
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Sefres714/
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Gefres714/
Yeffry713/
Yeffre713/
Jhefry712/
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Jefrea711/
Jefrre711/
Effree711/
Jepfry711/
Jiffre711/
Djefre711/
Effreu711/
Jifrey711/
Jefret711/
Zeffre710/
Geffroy677,649/
Geffray671,696/
Efre67501/
Gepfrey6777/
Juiffre6723/
Jeafery6719/
Seffray6714/
Ceffray6712/
Jaifrey6712/
Jeffrai679/
Joyfrey678/
Geffree675/
Efry675/
Jefriya674/
Zheffre673/
Ciffrey673/
Jeufroy673/
Jaiffre673/
Seffris672/
Jeefery672/
Jioffre672/
Gedfrey672/
Seffras672/
Jeaffri672/
Jephrey671/
Jefreej671/
Jewfree671/
Geffret671/
Ziffrey671/
Seifres671/
Yiefrey671/
Jeafred671/
Jeffroi671/
Jiffray671/
Jyeffri671/
Zeffree671/
Jeafree671/
Jehfrie671/
Jeffrri671/
Jiffris670/
Joifrey670/
Zeffroy670/

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