Jeffers Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Jeffers Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jeffers family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 65
Labourer 10
Agricultural Labourer 7
Cotton Weaver 4
General Servant 4
Coal Miner 4
Domestic Servant 4
Book Binder 3
Laundress 3
Book Folder 2
Clerk 2
Dress Maker 2
General Labourer 2
Milliner 2
Card Room Hand Cotton Mill 2
Iron Furness Keeper 2
Tanners Labourer 2
Worsted Weaver 2
No Occupation 2
Fisherman 2
Boiler Maker 1
Boot Maker 1
Bottler Cellerman 1
Brass Founder 1
Seedman Porter 1

Jeffers Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jefferies 78% 25,339
2 Jeffries 63% 22,848
3 Jefferis 88% 3,716
4 Jeffers 100% 2,853
5 Jiffers 86% 415
6 Jefferes 88% 303
7 Jeffres 71% 288
8 Jeffris 71% 237
9 Jeffories 67% 190
10 Jeffires 75% 184
11 Jafferies 67% 162
12 Jeffreis 75% 130

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The surname Jeffers is the 4th most popular variant of Jefferies.

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