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There are approximately 14,467 people named Jeffery in the UK. That makes it the 707th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 229 are named Jeffery.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From given name or forename

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The Jeffery surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

JEFFERY. JEFFERAY. The Teutonic personal name Godfridus, whence also Godfrey. In Domesday the ordinary form is Goisfridus. From it we get the modifications and derivatives, Jefferson, Jcaffreson, Jeffries, Jeff cries, Jefferiss, Jefl', Jeffs, JeiAson, Jepson, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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