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    The surname Jeffs

    A surname, carried by 1,632 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex J120

    Jeffs: #17,323 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jeffs #17,323, 1,632 people Jeffs: #17,323 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jeffs #17,323, 1,632 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jeffs is more common than 89.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,632 people named Jeffs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,182 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,417.

    #17,323
    rank among US surnames
    1,632
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.2%
    change since 2000 (was #18,129)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,319Schmeling1,634188,951
    #17,322Noakes1,633189,066
    #17,323Galo1,632189,182
    #17,331Uhler1,631189,298

    Who is named Jeffs

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

    97% of people named Jeffs identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Jeffss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Warren Jeffs
      American religious leader and convicted felon (born 1955)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Jeffs?
    1,632 people in the United States had the surname Jeffs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,182 Americans. It ranked 17,323rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jeffs?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Jeffs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Jeffs?
    Warren Jeffs, American religious leader and convicted felon (born 1955).
    Where is the surname Jeffs most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jeffs in the United States.
    Is the surname Jeffs getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,417 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,632 in 2010, up 15%.