Lefferts Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lefferts Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The son of Leffert (dear, hard).

Lefferts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:464,69139,603
Netherlands1881:89,82514,833
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

Lefferts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The son of Leffert (dear, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lefferts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefferts (Russian: Леффертс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefferts? popularity and diffusion

Lefferts is the 368,303rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. The last name Lefferts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Lefferts are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States Lefferts is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Lefferts occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Lefferts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lefferts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lefferts surname expanded 279 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefferts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lefferts surname are 2.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.56% registered with the party.

Lefferts earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lefferts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefferts in the Russian language
Леффертсlefferts-

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