Jeffrie Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Jeffrie 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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Jeffrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England371:1,505,89364,828
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Jeffrie (2,330) may also be a first name.

Jeffrie 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

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

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

Jeffrie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeffrie is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Jeffrie.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffrie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,227,038th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Jeffrie live; 45 percent live in North America and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 154,136th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 2,330 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States Jeffrie is mostly found in: Texas, where 34 percent reside, Missouri, where 14 percent reside and Illinois, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 12 percent reside.

Jeffrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeffrie has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 147 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeffrie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jeffrie surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the political party.

Jeffrie earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.42% less than the national average, earning $35,633 USD per year.

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Jeffried932/
Jeffriez931/
Jieffrie930/
Jeffri92514/
Jefrie9288/
Jeffre9286/
Jeffriess8883/
Jeffreies8816/
Jeffrries886/
Jeffrieys882/
Jeffriyes881/
Jeffriies881/
Jefffries881/
Jeffraies880/
Jeffrey8645,126/
Jeffree86864/
Jeffres86460/
Jeffris86247/
Jefries8629/
Jeffrai869/
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Jeffrye862/
Jeffred862/
Jeaffri862/
Jeffret861/
Jeffroi861/
Jyeffri861/
Geffrie861/
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Jeffrri861/
Jeffriy860/
Jefri837,085/
Effre8320/
Jefre8319/
Effri838/
Jeffreys809,083/
Jeffress801,760/
Jeffryes80510/
Jeffreis8049/
Geffrier8045/
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Jeffreus800/
Jeffry772,946/
Geffre77918/
Jefrey77723/
Jeffra7781/
Jefree7770/
Jefres7750/
Hefrie7748/
Effreh7716/
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Jepfri771/
Sefrie771/
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Jefret771/
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Jeffreyes758/
Jeffreeys751/
D'Jeffrey751/
Jeffrreys750/
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Efre73501/
Jeffroy71591/
Jeffray71383/
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Jeffrry718/
Jefress717/
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Geffree715/
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Jewfree711/
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Jeafree711/
Jepfrey711/
Jefryes710/
Jefry671,365/
Jeuffroy67366/
Gefre67270/
Yefri67120/
Geffraye6732/
Gefri6727/
Jeuffray6724/
Jefra6721/
Geffryes6712/
Yefre6711/
Efrey678/
Zeefried677/
Zajfried674/
Effreyui673/
Geffroye672/
Efree672/
Jaiffrai672/
Jetfreys671/
Getfried671/
Jephries671/
Hepfrier671/
Geffreoy671/
Efrai671/
Efrri671/
Jeaffery670/
Jeffrays670/

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