Origins of the Jeffery surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 240North West 104Isle of Man 7Yorkshire 413East Midlands 285West Midlands 144East 418London 1698South East 1275South West 959South Wales 68Mid Wales 12West WalesNorth Wales 8Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Jefferys lived in london

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    8,200 Jeffery Travel & migration records
    74,000 Jefferys found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Jeffery

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    585th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Jeffery surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

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    What are the most common Jeffery first names?

    John

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    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Jefferys

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Jefferys in 1921

    Dressmaker

    387

    Laundress

    254

    Domestic Servant

    190

    General Servant Domestic

    188

    General Servant

    142

    Commmon male occupations for Jefferys in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    484

    Farm Labourer

    287

    Farmer

    278

    Carpenter

    252

    General Labourer

    248

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