JEFFERY

JEFFERY. JEFFERAY. The Teutonic personal name Godfridus, whence also Godfrey. In Domesday the ordinary form is Goisfridus. From it we get the modifications and derivatives, Jefferson, Jcaffreson, Jeffries, Jeff cries, Jefferiss, Jefl', Jeffs, JeiAson, Jepson, Jeffcock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.