Last Name JEFF

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Meaning The son of Geoffrey. The old nickname was Gef or Geff, but J is almost invariably the initial of the surname fromed from it.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 23,739 (2000 US census) 22,179 (1990 US census)
Count 995 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 44.92%, or 447 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 32.96%, or 328 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 15.18%, or 151 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 4.62%, or 46 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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