Jefford
Jefford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Andrew Jefford, English journalist. Barbara Jefford (1930–2020), British actresses Calvin Jefford, Caymanian footballer James Wilfred Jefford (1901–1980), first Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Navy Nerys Jefford, British high court judge and barrister Ruth Jefford (1914–2007), American musician
Meaning & Origin of Jefford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jefford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Andrew Jefford, English journalist. Barbara Jefford (1930–2020), British actresses Calvin Jefford, Caymanian footballer James Wilfred Jefford (1901–1980), first Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Navy Nerys Jefford, British high court judge and barrister Ruth Jefford (1914–2007), American musician
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The Story of Jefford
The earliest SSA record of Jefford as a baby boy name dates back to 1957, when 6 babies received it. 1957 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Jefford — #3,552 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1958 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Jeffords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jefford
Jefford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 11 births in the dataset. Jefford's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #3,552. Use the chart and map above to compare Jefford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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