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

Jeffery Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Jeffery family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 782
Agricultural Labourer 333
House Servant 72
Dress Maker 57
Labourer 48
Copper Miner 35
General Servant 34
Servant 32
Shoe Maker 32
House Keeper 32
Miner 32
Laundress 31
Carter 29
Lace Maker 23
Brick Layer 21
Domestic Servant 20
Farm Labourer 20
Farmer's Son 20
Farm Servant 19
Carpenter 19
Gardener 19
Mine Girl 19
Wife Of Above 19
Tin Miner 17
Glover 17

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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