How common is the surname Jeffries?

23,510 people in the United States had the surname Jeffries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,133 Americans. It ranked 1,526th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jeffries?

Hakeem Jeffries, American politician (born 1970), followed by James J. Jeffries.

Where is the surname Jeffries most common?

Wikidata records people named Jeffries in the United States.

Is the surname Jeffries getting more or less common?

More common. 22,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,510 in 2010, up 2.9%.

The surname Jeffries

A patronymic surname, carried by 23,510 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). Jeffries is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

From Jeffrey + -s (patronymic).

Jeffries 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 23,510 people named Jeffries in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,133 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,839.

#1,526

rank among US surnames

23,510

people in 2010

8.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,435)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,517	Amos	23,621	13,071
#1,518	Hagen	23,616	13,074
#1,519	Phipps	23,610	13,077
#1,520	Self	23,595	13,085
#1,521	Larkin	23,578	13,095
#1,522	Poe	23,563	13,103
#1,523	Pritchard	23,549	13,111

Who is named Jeffries

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

64% of people named Jeffries identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jeffriess

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hakeem Jeffries
American politician (born 1970)
James J. Jeffries
American boxer (1875-1953)
John Jeffries
Boston physician, scientist, and military surgeon, 1744–1819
Herb Jeffries
American singer and actor (1913-2014)
Leah Jeffries
American actress and model, born 2009
Jared Jeffries
American basketball player (born 1981)
DaQuan Jeffries
American basketball player (born 1997)
Ross Jeffries
American writer and television personality, born 1958
Fran Jeffries
American singer (1937-2016)
Ron Jeffries
American computer scientist, born 1939

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jeffries

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

Questions

Where does the surname Jeffries come from?: From Jeffrey + -s (patronymic).
How common is the surname Jeffries?: 23,510 people in the United States had the surname Jeffries in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,133 Americans. It ranked 1,526th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jeffries?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Jeffries identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jeffries?: Hakeem Jeffries, American politician (born 1970), followed by James J. Jeffries.
Where is the surname Jeffries most common?: Wikidata records people named Jeffries in the United States.
What type of surname is Jeffries?: Jeffries is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jeffries getting more or less common?: More common. 22,839 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,510 in 2010, up 2.9%.