Jeffrey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Jeffrey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jeffrey family

Profession Census Frequency
School 359
Farm Labourer 54
General Labourer 43
General Servant (domestic) 29
Labourer 26
Domestic Servant 23
Coal Miner Hewer 22
General Servant Domestic 15
None 15
Soldier 14
Dressmaker 13
Shop Assistant 13
Charwoman 12
Clerk 12
Cook 12
Scholar 12
At School 11
Housemaid (domestic) 11
Nil 11
House Keeper 10
Assisting In The Business 10
Bricklayer 10
Private Means 10
Farmer 10
Joiner 10

Jeffrey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jeffery 71% 53,032
2 Jeffrey 100% 24,575
3 Jeffry 86% 2,216
4 Jefferey 88% 1,894
5 Jaffray 71% 845
6 Jaffery 57% 428
7 Jaffrey 86% 397
8 Jefrey 86% 287
9 Jeffray 86% 269
10 Geffrey 86% 261
11 Jeffrie 71% 184
12 Jiffery 57% 165
13 Joffery 57% 134
14 Jefferay 75% 102

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The surname Jeffrey is the 2nd most popular variant of Jeffery.

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