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What does Jeffery mean?
Jeffery 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old German derivation, and the name Jeffery means "peace". Jeffery is an alternate form of Geoffrey (Old German): variation of Jeffrey.
ASSOCIATED WITH peace
Variations
VARIANTS Joffroy, Joffrey, Jephry, Jephrey, Jeoffroy, Jeoffroi, Jeoffrey, Jefry, Jeffry▼, Jeffrie, Jeffree, Jefferey
RELATED FORMS VIA GEOFFREY, JEFFREY Geffrey, Geoffery, Geoffry, Geofry, Jefery, Jeff▼, Jefferies, Jefferson, Jeffy, Jephers, Joffre
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jeffery Abe (J.A.), ..
How popular is Jeffery?
Jeffery is a very popular first name for males (#118 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#3611 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jeffery entered the list in 1900-1909 and reached its highest position of #46 in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is at #854 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Jeffrey (#331 LAST YEAR), Jefferson (#680), Geoffery, Geoffrey, Jeff, Jefferey, Jeffrie, Jeffry and Joffre are the prominent alternative forms of Jeffery (#854). Adoption of these forms of Jeffery was at its apex 6 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 2.39%) and has become much reduced since (ADOPTION 0.09%, 96.2% LESS), with versions like Jeffery becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Jaffar, Jeffers, Jeffey, Jeffie, Jefford, Jeremy▼, Jerker (see Eric), Jerrey (see Jerry), Jerry▼, Jervey, Jesper, Jessey and Newbery. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jeffery.
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