Jeffries is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jeffries
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

See Jeffery - 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, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Jeffries is an adaptation of the Jeff. See Jeffery - 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, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Surname Jeffries is the variant form of Jeaffreson. See Jeffery - 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, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Lastname Jeffries is the variation of Geoffrey. See Jeffery - 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, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Geoffrey's or of Geoffrey or Godfrey; i.e., In God secure.

Is form of Jeffery. Descendant of Geoffrey or Jeffrey meaning "God's peace".

The surname Jeffries is a form of Jefferson. The son of Geoffrey or Jeffrey meaning "God's peace".

Descendant of Geoffrey or Jeffrey meaning "God's peace".

Family name Jeffries is a variant of Jepson. The son of Jep, a pet form of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

Is a form of the Jefferies. See Jeffery - 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, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

The surname is the variant of Jephson. From Geoffrey or Jeffery.

How popular is Jeffries?

Jeffries is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Honduras.

Jeffries is ranked 12986 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jeffries bearers increased by 2.94 per cent in 2010 US census to 23510 since 2000, the surname slipped by 91 spots and ranked at 1526. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 63.75 66.13
Black 29.61 28.95
Others 2.93 2.02
Hispanic or Latino 2.33 1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.88 1.02
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.51 0.38
Jeffries is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Gibraltar is ahead in terms of density. Around 43224 people have been found who wears Jeffries as their family name. Jeffries is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Jeffries:
1,492 United States30,189
Countries with thousands of Jeffries:
1,320 England6,139
1,398 Australia2,892
4,268 Canada1,116
Countries with hundreds of Jeffries:
8,496 South Africa799
1,067 New Zealand710
625 Wales551
3,109 Scotland179
1,444 Honduras128
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
89,144 Germany55
30,394 Zimbabwe51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
154,208 France39
185 Gibraltar38
7,666 Singapore30
1,489 Belize27
7,791 Ireland26
284,782 Thailand25
386,265 India24
4,532 Jamaica24
5,957 Northern Ireland20
32,927 Mexico19
63,384 Spain16
6,847 Panama14
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
41,629 Norway10
85,467 Netherlands9
8,814 Trinidad and Tobago8
2,872 Jersey7
77,571 Switzerland6
51,993 United Arab Emirates6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Robert Jeffries was 18 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 5, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took Java from Bristol. 25 years old S. Jeffries, Baker Richard Jeffries, Baker Mary-Ann Jeffries, Maid Mary Jeffries, Ellen Jeffries, aged 20, are others that migrated to US.

Jeffries Namesakes

  • Elizabeth Jeffries, English woman executed for murder
  • Ron Jeffries, is one of the three founders of the Extreme Programming software development methodology circa 1996
  • Mary Jeffries, madam and procuress
  • James J. Jeffries, American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion
  • Clarence Jeffries, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Jeffries, Boston physician, scientist
  • Lionel Jeffries, English actor, screenwriter and film director
  • Jared Jeffries, retired National Basketball Association player
  • Herb Jeffries, American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter
  • Fran Jeffries, American singer, dancer, actress, and model
  • John Calvin Jeffries, John Calvin Jeffries, Jr
  • Thomas Jeffries, English bushranger
  • Darren Jeffries, English actor, writer
  • Rich Jeffries, American television announcer
  • Leonard Jeffries, Leonard Jeffries Jr
  • Hakeem Jeffries, American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Kevin Jeffries, American politician from the State of California
  • Sabrina Jeffries,
  • Ben Jeffries, Australian rugby league coach and former professional player
  • James Edmund Jeffries, U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1979 to 1983
  • Walter S. Jeffries, American Republican Party politician
  • Willie Jeffries, former American football player and coach
  • Derek Jeffries, English former footballer
  • Bill Jeffries, former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party

Jeffries Namesakes

  • Elizabeth Jeffries, English woman executed for murder
  • Ron Jeffries, is one of the three founders of the Extreme Programming software development methodology circa 1996
  • Mary Jeffries, madam and procuress
  • James J. Jeffries, American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion
  • Clarence Jeffries, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • John Jeffries, Boston physician, scientist
  • Lionel Jeffries, English actor, screenwriter and film director
  • Jared Jeffries, retired National Basketball Association player
  • Herb Jeffries, American actor of film and television and popular music and jazz singer-songwriter
  • Fran Jeffries, American singer, dancer, actress, and model
  • John Calvin Jeffries, John Calvin Jeffries, Jr
  • Thomas Jeffries, English bushranger
  • Darren Jeffries, English actor, writer
  • Rich Jeffries, American television announcer
  • Leonard Jeffries, Leonard Jeffries Jr
  • Hakeem Jeffries, American lawyer and Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Kevin Jeffries, American politician from the State of California
  • Sabrina Jeffries,
  • Ben Jeffries, Australian rugby league coach and former professional player
  • James Edmund Jeffries, U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1979 to 1983
  • Walter S. Jeffries, American Republican Party politician
  • Willie Jeffries, former American football player and coach
  • Derek Jeffries, English former footballer
  • Bill Jeffries, former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party

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