Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname JEFFERS or JEFFREY.

JEFFERS or JEFFREY. Corrupted from Geoffrey or Godfrey, German, from god and fried, meaning "God's peace," or from gau and fried, meaning "joyful peace." This name was borne by the chief of the royal house of Plantagenet.

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