How common is the surname Jeffers?

17,455 people in the United States had the surname Jeffers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,688 Americans. It ranked 2,073rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jeffers?

Robinson Jeffers, American poet (1887–1962), followed by Maurice Jeffers.

Where is the surname Jeffers most common?

Wikidata records people named Jeffers in the United States.

Is the surname Jeffers getting more or less common?

More common. 16,895 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,455 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Jeffers

A surname, carried by 17,455 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jeffers is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,455 people named Jeffers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,688 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,895.

#2,073

rank among US surnames

17,455

people in 2010

5.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,954)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,065	Oakes	17,499	17,644
#2,066	Hanks	17,498	17,645
#2,067	Neumann	17,484	17,659
#2,069	Ashby	17,482	17,661
#2,070	Vernon	17,480	17,663
#2,071	Crowell	17,467	17,676
#2,072	Blum	17,458	17,685

Who is named Jeffers

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Jeffers identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jefferss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962)
Maurice Jeffers
American basketball player (born 1979)
Othyus Jeffers
American basketball player (born 1985)
Eve
American rapper and actress, born 1978

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jeffers

Jeffers has the Soundex code J162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J162.

Questions

How common is the surname Jeffers?: 17,455 people in the United States had the surname Jeffers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,688 Americans. It ranked 2,073rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jeffers?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Jeffers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jeffers?: Robinson Jeffers, American poet (1887–1962), followed by Maurice Jeffers.
Where is the surname Jeffers most common?: Wikidata records people named Jeffers in the United States.
Is the surname Jeffers getting more or less common?: More common. 16,895 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,455 in 2010, up 3.3%.