Jeffres

Jeffres Meaning & Origin

About Jeffres
The surname Jeffres is of English origin and is derived from the given name "Geoffrey" or "Jeffrey." It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Geoffrey or Jeffrey. The name Geoffrey itself comes from the Germanic elements "gawia," meaning "territory," and "fridu," meaning "peace," suggesting that the surname Jeffres may have originally denoted someone who was associated with peace or had a peaceful nature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Jeffres is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Jeffres: 255
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 75,564
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jeffres based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Jeffres is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JFRS
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J01602
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH EH1 F R IY0 Z
🌐 IPA
/jeffres*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JFRS', 'AFRS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J162

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jeffres in Braille

Here's how to represent Jeffres in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Jeffres in braille

How to sign the name Jeffres using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Jeffres using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jeffres in sign language

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