How common is the surname Jeffreys?

3,308 people in the United States had the surname Jeffreys in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,333 Americans. It ranked 9,788th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jeffreys?

Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (1923-2017), followed by Garland Jeffreys.

Where is the surname Jeffreys most common?

Wikidata records people named Jeffreys in the United States.

Is the surname Jeffreys getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,308 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Jeffreys

A surname, carried by 3,308 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). Jeffreys is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,308 people named Jeffreys in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,333 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,380.

#9,788

rank among US surnames

3,308

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,903)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,783	Stagg	3,312	93,220
#9,784	Yowell	3,311	93,248
#9,786	Loughlin	3,309	93,305
#9,788	Chico	3,308	93,333
#9,790	Colangelo	3,307	93,361
#9,794	Arechiga	3,306	93,389

Who is named Jeffreys

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

75% of people named Jeffreys identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jeffreyss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anne Jeffreys
American actress and singer (1923-2017)
Garland Jeffreys
American musician, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jeffreys

Jeffreys 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 Jeffreys?: 3,308 people in the United States had the surname Jeffreys in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,333 Americans. It ranked 9,788th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jeffreys?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Jeffreys identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jeffreys?: Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (1923-2017), followed by Garland Jeffreys.
Where is the surname Jeffreys most common?: Wikidata records people named Jeffreys in the United States.
Is the surname Jeffreys getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,308 in 2010, down 2.1%.