Jefkins Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Jefkins 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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Jefkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada771:478,51441,057
England591:944,37447,923
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jefkins 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 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

Jefkins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jefkins occurs most in Canada. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jefkins? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jefkins is the 1,422,956th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. Jefkins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Jefkins reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Jefkins is most common in Canada, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 478,514. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Manitoba, where 56 percent live, Ontario, where 36 percent live and British Columbia, where 8 percent live. Barring Canada this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 39 percent live and Mexico, where 5 percent live.

Jefkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jefkins has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jefkins surname contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jefkins Last Name Statistics demography

Jefkins earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.33% less than the national average, earning $44,549 CAD per year.

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Jeffkins9387/
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Jifkins8667/
Jewkins869/
Jebkins861/
Gefkins860/
Jeffkyns8016/
Jiffkins803/
Gifkins71366/
Yewkins716/
Sevkins712/
Siefkens6738/
Jiffkens670/
Giffkins670/
Zibkins571/
Evqns501/

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