Jeves Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jeves Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' from nick. Jeff, patronymic Jeffs. The Yorkshire Poll Tax contains endless references to Jeff, or Geff, or Gep; v. Gipp and Jeffs and Jephson. No wonder therefore that corrupted forms have come down to us; v.

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Jeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:1,326,62059,571
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Jeves (75) may also be a first name.

Jeves 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,' from nick. Jeff, patronymic Jeffs. The Yorkshire Poll Tax contains endless references to Jeff, or Geff, or Gep; v. Gipp and Jeffs and Jephson. No wonder therefore that corrupted forms have come down to us; v. Geeves, where the Yorkshire instances will be found clearly explained.

Thomas Jeve, Somerset, I Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1570. William Jerfes, of Gray's Inn: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1578. James Jeve and Catherine Cowanie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1671. John Jeffs and Elizabeth Elliston: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

V. Jeeves.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Jeves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jeves has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeves? popularity and diffusion

Jeves is the 2,136,387th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Jeves is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Jeves are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,116,575th most common first name world-wide It is held by 75 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,326,620. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 60 percent live, Hampshire, where 31 percent live and Kent, where 5 percent live. Excluding England this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Jeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeves has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jeves last name rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jeves Last Name Statistics demography

Jeves earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.02% less than the national average, earning $36,756 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeeves911,824/
Jevese9123/
Jeaves912/
Jeives911/
Eves897,548/
Jeve89701/
Jeevesh834/
Jeveese831/
Seves80624/
Heves80452/
Yeves80295/
Jever80140/
Jevis8057/
Geves8054/
Jewes8052/
Jeved8046/
Jebes8035/
Jeive8033/
Jevec8032/
Jeveh8022/
Jevee8019/
Ceves8017/
Jives8010/
Jeeve808/
Djeve808/
Zeves807/
Jevie805/
Jevea803/
Evesh803/
Ieves802/
Jevey802/
Eve's802/
Jevet802/
Evess801/
Jetve801/
Eveis801/
Jevez801/
Eveys801/
Ijeve801/
Eveas801/
Jieve800/
Jyves800/
Eve7510,756/
Cheves732,233/
Jebese73791/
Sieves73382/
Ijever73146/
Jewess73106/
Ijevie7389/
Jempes7367/
Yevese7366/
Jõever7320/
Hevesh7319/
Jivesh7318/
Hetves7312/
Seveus738/
Geives737/
Seeves736/
Seuves736/
Jewese735/
Zevese735/
Heaves734/
Jesues734/
Jeveed734/
Jebest734/
Jevais734/
Gevese734/
Hieves733/
Ceveas733/
Djeved733/
Yevets732/
Jeaver732/
Djevje732/
Heveis732/
Jethve732/
Jayves732/
Joives732/
Jebesh732/
Seaves731/
Cevess731/
Jeeues731/
Jeevee731/
Heeves731/
Jevhis731/
Jevish731/
Jeweys731/
Jesvis731/
Hevest731/
Seives731/
Jevise731/
Jebess731/
Jewies731/
Jeveid731/
Juives731/
Sevees731/
Ceives731/
Jeyvis731/
Jeesue731/
Kheves731/
Eeeves730/
Ceveys730/
Gieves730/
Heives730/
Sevies730/
Zeives730/
Seveis730/
Jevett730/
Seveys730/
Jewets730/
Ceaves730/
Seve672,680/
Jebe671,669/
Evis671,246/
Evey67692/
Jevi67548/
Cheeves67388/
Ebes67357/
Cheaves67318/
Zeve67217/
Geve67189/
Evea67179/
Evez67166/
Chieves67162/
Jewe67148/
Jive67112/
Evee67101/
Ieve6790/
Ceve6789/
Evei6769/
Jõeveer6754/
Jevy6745/
Evge6735/
Yeve6731/
Cheives6715/
Chevies677/
Jibeesh677/
Chevess676/
Ejve674/
Sceeves674/
Jebesse673/
Joyvies673/
Evej673/
Seaveys672/
Zhevets671/
Cheveis671/
Chevese671/
Jeeveid671/
Jaiveis671/
Jesveer671/
Ehieves671/
Yesvets671/
Jeanpes671/
Jeaveed671/
Eväs671/
Djevihe671/
Tjivese671/
Yeveese671/
Zjve671/
Ehve671/
Evhe671/
Sievess670/
Chevest670/
Heavess670/
Cheveas670/
Seivies670/

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