Jeffryes Surname

607,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Jeffryes 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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Jeffryes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
England1951:285,73422,108
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Jeffryes 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

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

Jeffryes Last Name Facts

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

Jeffryes is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffryes? popularity and diffusion

Jeffryes is the 607,405th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,289,306 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Jeffryes reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Jeffryes is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 1,303,809. In The United States it is mostly found in: Colorado, where 24 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Jeffryes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeffryes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jeffryes last name grew 278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 315 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeffryes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jeffryes last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jeffryes last name are 15.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.3% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jeffryes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.54% less than the national average, earning R 110,400 per year and in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,256 USD per year.

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