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    The surname Jeffrey

    A patronymic surname, carried by 11,085 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex J160 Also a first name

    Jeffrey: #3,257 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Jeffrey #3,257, 11,085 people Jeffrey: #3,257 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jeffrey #3,257, 11,085 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jeffrey is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Geoffrey.

    Jeffrey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,085 people named Jeffrey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,853 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,925.

    #3,257
    rank among US surnames
    11,085
    people in 2010
    3.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,043)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,248Switzer11,11427,780
    #3,249Pardo11,10427,805
    #3,250Eller11,10327,807
    #3,252Infante11,10227,810
    #3,253Kroll11,09827,820
    #3,254Rivero11,09627,825
    #3,255Sauceda11,09327,832

    Who is named Jeffrey

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

    77% of people named Jeffrey identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Jeffreys

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Jeffrey
      American soccer player (1892-1966)
    • Myles Jeffrey
      American actor, born 1990
    • Jared Jeffrey
      American professional soccer player, born 1990
    • Rhi Jeffrey
      American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, born 1986
    • Shirley Jeffrey
      Australian marine biologist (1930-2014)

    Notable Jeffreys come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jeffrey

    Jeffrey has the Soundex code J160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J160.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jeffrey come from?
    Variant of Geoffrey.
    How common is the surname Jeffrey?
    11,085 people in the United States had the surname Jeffrey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,853 Americans. It ranked 3,257th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jeffrey?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Jeffrey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Jeffrey?
    William Jeffrey, American soccer player (1892-1966), followed by Myles Jeffrey.
    Where is the surname Jeffrey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jeffrey in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Jeffrey?
    Jeffrey is /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Jeffrey?
    Jeffrey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Jeffrey getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,085 in 2010, up 1.5%.
    Is Jeffrey also a first name?
    Yes. Jeffrey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.