Pefley

Pefley Meaning & Origin

About Pefley
The surname Pefley is of English origin and is believed to be a variant spelling of the name Peffley. It is derived from the Old English personal name Pef, which means "peaceful" or "beloved," combined with the suffix -ley, indicating a clearing or meadow. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Pefley can be interpreted as "peaceful meadow" or "beloved clearing."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Pefley: 279
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 70,208
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pefley 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 Pefley is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PFL
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0140
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 F L IY0
🌐 IPA
/pefley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P140

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pefley in Braille

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

The name Pefley in braille

How to sign the name Pefley using Sign Language

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

The name Pefley in sign language

Numerology