Last Name JEFFRIES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Geoffrey. There is a number of forms of this name that gives an idea of the enormous popularity of this now old-fashioned first name in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 1,435 (2000 US census) 1,307 (1990 US census)
Count 22,839 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 66.13%, or 15103 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 28.95%, or 6612 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 87 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.02%, or 233 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.02%, or 461 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.5%, or 343 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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