Jeffers is used as a family name or surname in German. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jeffers
No. of characters: 7
Origin: German
Meaning: Corrupted from Geoffrey or Godfrey, German, from God and fried, God's peace, or from Gau and fried, joyful peace. This name was borne by the chief of the royal house of Plantagenet

How popular is Jeffers?

Jeffers is common in United States.

Jeffers is ranked 19818 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jeffers bearers increased by 3.31459 per cent in 2010 US census to 17455 since 2000, the surname slipped by 119 spots and ranked at 2073. The last name was found in around 59 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 78.06 80.92
Black 15.59 14.31
Hispanic or Latino 2.64 1.68
Others 2.33 1.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.76 0.75
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.46
Jeffers is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Kitts and Nevis is ahead in terms of density. Around 26239 people have been found who wears Jeffers as their family name. Jeffers is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
318,252 Ukraine6
615,517 Russia6
13,220 Thailand6
90,215 Germany3
14,078 Japan3
6,900 Oman2
1,500,361 India2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
1,472 The Bahamas2
1,235 Belize2
4,231 Jamaica2
960 Saint Lucia2
10,284 Kuwait2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
53,033 Nigeria1
17,236 Ghana1
7,191 Afghanistan1
123,175 Tanzania1
25,721 Egypt1
3,350 Fiji1
153,416 Italy1
9,498 Iceland1
28,365 Kenya1
40,340 Malaysia1
5,553 Taiwan1
7,895 South Korea1
7,292 Vietnam1
36,678 Singapore1
24,460 Armenia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
47,891 Norway1
810,193 Indonesia1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
302 Dominica45
46,461 Netherlands40
14,946 New Zealand38
131 British Virgin Islands29
37 Montserrat27
68,343 Spain23
699 Isle of Man21
29,040 Denmark15
101 Anguilla13
699 Bermuda13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
499 Barbados85
6,532 Scotland79
371 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines52
Countries with hundreds of Jeffers:
5,945 Canada725
5,959 Australia492
14,763 South Africa420
10 Saint Kitts and Nevis388
572 Trinidad and Tobago384
1,603 Ireland328
34,535 Philippines322
1,176 Northern Ireland250
16,087 Mexico236
931 Guyana146
2,864 Wales135
10,984 Venezuela125
104 Antigua and Barbuda107
115 United States Virgin Islands102
Countries with thousands of Jeffers:
4,177 England1,785
Countries with ten thousands of Jeffers:
2,050 United States19,645
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Farmer James Jeffers from Ireland aboard the Arabian from Belfast during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 13 years old when he arrived in USA on November 8, 1848. Mary Jeffers (20) Immigrant, William Jeffers (21) Immigrant, Charles Jeffers, aged 38, Harriet Jeffers, aged 15, Immigrant Emma Jeffers, Immigrant Thomas Jeffers, Mary Jeffers (9), Eliza Jeffers (7), and 17 other Jeffers around 73.33% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Jeffers Namesakes

  • Thomas Jefferson Conant, Author
  • Aisha Jefferson, Basketball Player
  • Carl Jefferson, Record producer
  • Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President
  • Kelvin Jeffers, Cricket Player
  • Paul Jefferson, Musical Artist
  • Thomas Jefferson Campbell, Politician
  • Thomas Jefferson, 3rd U.S. President
  • Amea Jefferson, Amile Jefferson's sister
  • Amena Jefferson Mebane, Brandon Mebane's wife

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