Jephcote Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jephcote Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jeffrey' or 'Geoffrey,' which see, from the nick. Jeff, with suffix -cock; v. Cock. With the corrupted Jephcott, compare Glasscock for Glascott, a kind of reverse parallel.

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Jephcote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:274,47321,519
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Jephcote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jeffrey' or 'Geoffrey,' which see, from the nick. Jeff, with suffix -cock; v. Cock. With the corrupted Jephcott, compare Glasscock for Glascott, a kind of reverse parallel.

Reginald Geffecnk, Close Rolls, I Henry V.

John Jeffcocke, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1616. Married — Thomas Merrett and Agnes Jefcott: St. Mary Aldermary.

1713. — John Hall and Mary Jephcott: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

Jephcote Last Name Facts

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

Jephcote is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jephcote? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,001,271st most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname Jephcote is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Jephcote are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in British Isles.

Jephcote is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 203 people, or 1 in 274,473. In England Jephcote is primarily concentrated in: Warwickshire, where 34 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent live and Leicestershire, where 12 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Jephcote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jephcote has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jephcote last name increased 338 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jephcote Last Name Statistics demography

Jephcote earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jepcote931/
Jephcott881,099/
Jeptcote880/
Jephhcott821/
Jefcote801/
Jepcott800/
Epcot771/
Jeffcote75170/
Sepcot717/
Jefcot711/
Jefcott6734/
Jeffcot675/
Jefcoot670/
Jeffcott63585/
Jeffcoht631/
Jeebhkate591/
Jipkate5316/
Jefcatt530/
Jibhkate50242/
Chepkoti502/
Gebhkate501/
Jeevkoti501/

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Jephcote Reference & Research

Jephcott One-name Study - A profile of the Jephcott surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Jephcott/Jeffcoat Fa FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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