# Jeffries (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jeffries/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 23,510 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,526 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,133 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (22,839 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Jeffrey + -s (patronymic).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jeffries in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 64% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 30% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jeffries in the United States.

## People named Jeffries

- Hakeem Jeffries, American politician (born 1970)
- James J. Jeffries, American boxer (1875-1953)
- John Jeffries, Boston physician, scientist, and military surgeon
- Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (1913-2014)
- Leah Jeffries, American actress and model
- Jared Jeffries, American basketball player (born 1981)
- DaQuan Jeffries, American basketball player (born 1997)
- Ross Jeffries, American writer and television personality
- Fran Jeffries, American singer (1937-2016)
- Ron Jeffries, American computer scientist

## Similar surnames

Jeffers, Jefferies, Jeffreys, Jefferis, Jefferson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.