Jeffory
Variant spelling of Jeffrey, an English masculine name of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "peace town".
Name Census estimates that about 987 living Americans carry the first name Jeffory. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jeffory today is around 59 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jeffory births was 1967 (52 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jeffory. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
987
~ 1 in 347,269 Americans
Peak year
1967
52 babies that year
Average age
59
years old
2006 SSA rank
#12,896
Tracked since 1943
Census
Jeffory in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 889 people with the first name Jeffory, which placed it at #13,542 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,542
National first-name rank
People counted
889
889 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
88.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jeffory
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeffory is White at 88.1%. The next largest groups are Black (4.5%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jeffory described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jeffory at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.1% · 783
- Black or African American4.5% · 40
- Two or more races3.8% · 34
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 22
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 3
Popularity
Jeffory: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jeffory from the 1940s through to the 2000s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 449 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jeffory by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jeffory during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jefforys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. California, Texas, Illinois recorded the most babies named Jeffory, while Iowa, Indiana, Michigan recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jeffory
The given name Jeffory is an English variant of the more common name Jeffrey, which is derived from the Old German name Gottfried or Godefroi. This name has its roots in the Old French language and can be traced back to the 11th century.
The name Gottfried or Godefroi is a combination of two words - "gott" meaning "god" and "frid" or "froi" meaning "peace". Thus, the name Jeffory essentially means "God's peace" or "peace with God". It is a name that reflects the religious and cultural beliefs of the time when it originated.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jeffory can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. In this historical record, there is mention of a person named "Geffrei" who held land in Berkshire.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jeffory or one of its variations. One of the most famous was Geoffrey Chaucer, the renowned English poet and author who lived from around 1343 to 1400. He is best known for his literary masterpiece, "The Canterbury Tales".
Another significant figure was Geoffrey of Monmouth, a 12th-century cleric and author who wrote the influential work "Historia Regum Britanniae" (History of the Kings of Britain), which helped shape the Arthurian legends.
In the 13th century, there was Geoffrey Fitzpeter, who served as the Lord Chief Justice of England from 1199 to 1213 during the reign of King John.
During the 16th century, Sir Geoffrey Fenton, an English writer and statesman, played a crucial role in the Tudor conquest of Ireland and served as the principal Secretary of State for Ireland.
In the world of science, Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor (1886-1975) was a renowned British physicist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of fluid dynamics and turbulence.
Despite its long history and variations, the name Jeffory has maintained its connection to its Old German and Old French roots, reflecting the cultural and linguistic influences that have shaped its meaning and usage over the centuries.
People
Jeffory + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jeffory as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jeffory: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jeffory?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 987 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jeffory going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 347,269 US residents.
Is Jeffory a common name?
We classify Jeffory as "Very Rare". It ranks above 90% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,166 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jeffory most popular?
The single biggest year for Jeffory was 1967, when 52 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jeffory is about 59 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jeffory in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 889 people with the name Jeffory, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,542 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jeffory in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jeffory?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jeffory appears almost entirely male. Of the 885 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jeffory?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jeffory is White at 88.1%. The next largest groups are Black (4.5%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jeffory most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jeffory in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.1% (783 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jeffory in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jeffory a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jeffory in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jeffory still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jeffory in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jeffory can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jeffory?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Jeffory at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.