Jeffery Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Jeffery Name Meaning: Derives from the given name 'Jeffrey'.Introduced as je(u)froi by the Normans,middle english 'Geffrey',at the time 'Godfrey' being a separate name.The names that combined to 'Jeffrey'were Godafrid ,meaning 'God-peace' and Gaufrid 'territory' 'region-peace'.

The name dates back to the 13th century,which include 'Walter Gefray',1243.The first recorded spelling is that of 'Waltor Geffrei',dated 1203.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 28
Brecknockshire 1
Cambridgeshire 89
Channel Islands 13
Cheshire 11
Carmarthenshire 3
Cornwall 695
Derbyshire 77
Devon 664
Dorset 95
Durham 14
Essex 174
Glamorgan 10
Gloucestershire 47
Hampshire 286
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 40
Hunts and Rutland 22
Kent 473
Lancashire 38
Leicestershire 20
Lincolnshire 120
London 431
Middlesex 16
Montgomeryshire 8
Monmouthshire 14
Northumberland 53
Norfolk 49
Northamptonshire 142
Nottinghamshire 40
Oxfordshire 10
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 62
Somerset 248
Surrey 80
Sussex 297
Staffordshire 12
Warwickshire 56
Wiltshire 70
Worcestershire 8
Yorkshire 90
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Jeffery Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jeffery family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 314
Female Servant 164
Independent 131
Labourer 85
Male Servant 83
Farmer 82
Copper Miner 37
Shoe Maker 36
Carpenter 26
Blacksmith 24
Miner 19
Dress Maker 18
Mason 17
Servant 15
Tailor 13
Apprentice 13
Gardener 13
Weaver 13
Ag Labourer 12
Grocer 12
Brick Layer 11
Publican 10
Pupil 10
Fisher Man 10
Laundress 10

Most Frequent Forenames for Jeffery

Name Census Frequency
William Jeffery 3,825
Mary Jeffery 3,299
John Jeffery 3,050
Elizabeth Jeffery 2,412
George Jeffery 1,859
Thomas Jeffery 1,677
James Jeffery 1,575
Sarah Jeffery 1,415
Ann Jeffery 1,107
Charles Jeffery 1,008
Jane Jeffery 1,006
Henry Jeffery 930
Eliza Jeffery 786
Joseph Jeffery 708
Annie Jeffery 701
Frederick Jeffery 679
Emma Jeffery 672
Ellen Jeffery 655
Richard Jeffery 654
Edward Jeffery 636
Alice Jeffery 624
Alfred Jeffery 601
Robert Jeffery 585
Emily Jeffery 558
Arthur Jeffery 543

Jeffery Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Jeffery 100% 53,032
2 Jeffrey 71% 24,575
3 Jeffry 86% 2,216
4 Jefferey 88% 1,894
5 Jaffray 57% 845
6 Jaffery 86% 428
7 Jaffrey 57% 397
8 Jefferry 88% 284
9 Jeffray 71% 269
10 Jiffery 86% 165
11 Jefery 86% 151
12 Joffery 86% 134
13 Jefferay 88% 102

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