Jeffries Surname
Approximately 43,235 people bear this surname
Jeffries 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 SurnameJeffries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,200 | 1:12,002 | 1,491 |
| England | 6,139 | 1:9,076 | 1,320 |
| Australia | 2,892 | 1:9,335 | 1,398 |
| Canada | 1,116 | 1:33,016 | 4,268 |
| South Africa | 799 | 1:67,807 | 8,496 |
| New Zealand | 710 | 1:6,378 | 1,067 |
| Wales | 551 | 1:5,616 | 625 |
| Scotland | 179 | 1:29,910 | 3,109 |
| Honduras | 128 | 1:68,878 | 1,444 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 51 | 1:302,711 | 30,394 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Gibraltar | 38 | 1:894 | 185 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Belize | 27 | 1:13,166 | 1,489 |
| Ireland | 26 | 1:181,113 | 7,791 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 1:170,497 | 8,814 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,493 | 1:6,978 | 1,080 |
| Wales | 237 | 1:6,618 | 433 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Guernsey | 6 | 1:5,443 | 949 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,009 | 1:10,026 | 1,288 |
The alternate forms: Jeffríes (1) are calculated separately.
Jeffries (301) may also be a first name.
Jeffries 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.
Jeffrey’s, &c. (Son). Jeffery, &c. v. Jeffrey
See Godfray.
(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.
(English), Geoffrey's, or of Geoffrey or Godfrey; i.e., In God secure.
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.
Jeffries Demographics
Average Male Jeffries Height
177.98 cm
Average Female Jeffries Height
163.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Jeffries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jeffries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeffries occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Jeffríes. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeffries? popularity and diffusion
Jeffries is the 12,976th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 168,557 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Jeffries are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 507,810th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 301 people.
Jeffries is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 30,200 people, or 1 in 12,002. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Jeffries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Jeffries has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 778 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 236 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Jeffries Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Jeffries surname is primarily Anglican (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Jeffries surname are 12.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.16% being registered with the political party.
The amount Jeffries earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.03% less than the national average, earning 200,623 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.69% less than the national average, earning R 236,004 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $40,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,847 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffríes | 96 | 1 | / |
| Jeffriess | 94 | 83 | / |
| Jeffreies | 94 | 16 | / |
| Jeffrries | 94 | 6 | / |
| Jeffrieys | 94 | 2 | / |
| Jefffries | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jeffriies | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jeffriyes | 94 | 1 | / |
| Jeffraies | 94 | 0 | / |
| Jeffres | 93 | 460 | / |
| Jeffris | 93 | 247 | / |
| Jeffrie | 93 | 190 | / |
| Jefries | 93 | 29 | / |
| Effries | 93 | 1 | / |
| Jeffreys | 88 | 9,083 | / |
| Jeffress | 88 | 1,760 | / |
| Jeffryes | 88 | 510 | / |
| Jeffreis | 88 | 49 | / |
| Geffries | 88 | 9 | / |
| Jefrries | 88 | 9 | / |
| Jeffrees | 88 | 3 | / |
| Jeffreds | 88 | 3 | / |
| Jeffried | 88 | 2 | / |
| Jeefries | 88 | 2 | / |
| Jeffrice | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jeffriss | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jeffryis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jeffriez | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jeffroes | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jeffrres | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yeffries | 88 | 1 | / |
| Jiffries | 88 | 0 | / |
| Jieffrie | 88 | 0 | / |
| Jeffreus | 88 | 0 | / |
| Jefrie | 86 | 88 | / |
| Jefres | 86 | 50 | / |
| Effres | 86 | 12 | / |
| Efries | 86 | 9 | / |
| Jefris | 86 | 5 | / |
| Jeffreyes | 82 | 8 | / |
| Jeffreeys | 82 | 1 | / |
| Jeffrreys | 82 | 0 | / |
| Jeffriece | 82 | 0 | / |
| Jeffrys | 80 | 45 | / |
| Effress | 80 | 28 | / |
| Jefreys | 80 | 11 | / |
| Jefress | 80 | 7 | / |
| Jefreis | 80 | 4 | / |
| Jeffrye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Geffrie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jehfrie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gefries | 80 | 1 | / |
| Geffres | 80 | 0 | / |
| Jefryes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Efres | 77 | 170 | / |
| Geffrier | 75 | 45 | / |
| Geffryes | 75 | 12 | / |
| Geffrais | 75 | 7 | / |
| Geffreys | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jeffreey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jetfreys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jephries | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jeffrays | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jeffreax | 75 | 0 | / |
| Jifrie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gefres | 71 | 4 | / |
| Efrais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gefrie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sefrie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jefrys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gepfrie | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gefrois | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jephris | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jefreey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Seyfrie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jefreej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Effrays | 67 | 0 | / |
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