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Last Name Jeffs

What is the origin of the last name Jeffs?

The last name "Jeffs" is of English origin. It is a patronymic surname, derived from the given name "Jeffrey," which itself comes from the Old French name "Geoffrey," ultimately from the Germanic elements "gau" meaning "territory" and "frid" meaning "peace." The surname "Jeffs" likely originated as a way to denote someone as the son of Jeffrey or as a family that descended from someone named Jeffrey.

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