Jeffs Surname

55,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Jeffs 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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Jeffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7931:14,6902,170
Australia2,0691:13,0481,884
United States1,8571:195,18519,268
Canada5131:71,8248,185
New Zealand4441:10,1991,770
Wales2041:15,1691,654
Honduras541:163,2672,049
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Chile451:391,47710,650
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
France101:6,642,272293,169
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2871:10,6581,628
Wales541:29,0451,617
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Jeffs (73) may also be a first name.

Jeffs 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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' which see. The old nick, was Gef or Geff, but J is almost invariably the initial of the surname formed from it; v. Jeeves.

Alan fil. Gef, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Gef-doghter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Alicia Gefray-wyf, 1379: ibid.

1527. Thomas Jeffes and Margery Evered: Marriage Lic. (London).

1635. Thomas Hollbacke and Elizabeth Jeffes: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

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

Jeff’s (Son): v. Jeff.

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

Jeffs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jeffs occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeffs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jeffs is the 55,585th most common family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 797,761 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 45 percent of Jeffs live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. Jeffs is also the 1,134,117th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 73 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 3,793 people, or 1 in 14,690. In England it is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 9 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Jeffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jeffs has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Jeffs last name grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 378 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 392 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jeffs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jeffs last name are 24.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jeffs earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.38% more than the national average, earning R 288,456 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $42,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $55,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeffsh9147/
Jeff898,379/
Effs89183/
Jefs8914/
Jeffe80166/
Geffs8092/
Jeuff8012/
Jeeff802/
Djeff802/
Jzeff801/
Jefss801/
Jeafs801/
Heffs801/
Jiffs801/
Jefse800/
Jefft800/
Eff75860/
Jef75124/
Efs755/
Djeffe735/
Jheiff731/
Jheyff731/
Zeff67909/
Seff67612/
Jeef6798/
Jefe6792/
Djef6722/
Ceff6720/
Jews6718/
Jeft6717/
Yeff6712/
Geff6712/
Jiff679/
Djeiffe679/
Jebs677/
Jeuf675/
Efpf674/
Jetf674/
Gefs674/
Jeaf673/
Jeif673/
Yjfs672/
Hefs672/
Jesv672/
Jepf672/
Epff672/
Jevs671/
Sefs671/
Efss671/
Eeeeffs671/
Evfs671/
Chieffs671/
Jeffche671/
Ewff671/
Jesw671/
Ieff671/
Jewf671/
Jief671/
Ejjeffe671/
Jjff671/
Jyfs671/
Hjef671/
Jefh671/
Jedf671/
Jêff671/

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Jeffs Reference & Research

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