Last Name JEFFERS

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Meaning	Corrupted from Geoffrey or Godfrey, German, from 'God' and 'fried,' God's peace, or from 'Gau' and 'fried,' joyful peace. This name was borne by the chief of the royal house of Plantagenet.

Origin	Jewish

Rank	1,954 (2000 US census)	1,637 (1990 US census)

Count	16,895 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

80.92%, or 13671 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
14.31%, or 2418 total occurrences, as black,
0.46%, or 78 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.75%, or 127 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.88%, or 318 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.68%, or 284 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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