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Jeff name meaning

First Name
120k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
988
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Jeff mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Jeff

User Submitted Origins

English
67%
American
11%
Yugoslavian
6%
Native American
6%
Canadian
6%
Hebrew
6%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. 2 submissions from Washington, U.S. agree the name Jeff means "Given by god" and is of American origin.
  2. A submission from Canada says the name Jeff means "Gods gift" and is of American origin.
  3. A user from Canada says the name Jeff is of English origin and means "Killer of god and peace".
  4. A submission from Colorado, U.S. says the name Jeff means "Gift of god" and is of English origin.
  5. A submission from Wisconsin, U.S. says the name Jeff means "District, Traveler, and Peaceful Pledge" and is of English origin.
  6. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Jeff means "Slayer of the past, son of the winter".
  7. A user from Canada says the name Jeff is of Canadian origin and means "'top' or 'peak'".
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Wiktionary
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Jeffrey, Jeffery, or Jefferson.

Jeff was also found in the following language(s): Manx

Notable Persons Named Jeff

Notable Persons Named Jeff

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos is a founder, chairman & ceo of amazon.com, amazon.com, and chairman & ceo ofamazon.com. Jeff was given the name Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen on January 12th, 1964 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.

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Jeff Sessions

Jeff Sessions is a 44th Attorney General of Alabama. His military service ended in 1986. Jeff was born on December 24th, 1946 in Selma, Alabama.

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Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges is an actor, singer, producer, and composer. He has been prominent since 1950. Jeff was given the name Jeffrey Leon Bridges by his parents Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy Bridges on December 4th, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Jeff Hardy

Jeff was given the name Jeffrey Nero Hardy on August 31st, 1977 in Cameron, North Carolina.

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Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum is an actor. He has had major accomplishments since 1974. Jeff was given the name Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum on October 22nd, 1952 in West Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States. Jeff is also known as Goldblum and Jeffrey Lynn (full name).

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Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley was an alternative rock, folk rock, soul music, and blues singer-songwriter and guitarist. He plays Guitar, Keyboard instrument, Pump organ, Appalachian dulcimer, Percussion instrument, Bass guitar, Harmonica, Dobro, Mandolin, and Vocals. He holds the title Grace, Hallelujah, and So Real. He was most prominent from 1991 to 1997. Jeff was given the name Jeffrey Scott Buckley on November 17th, 1966 in United States. Jeff is also known as Scott "Scottie" Moorhead. He passed away on May 29th, 1997.

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  • Jeff Beck
    Musician
  • Jeff Daniels
    Actor
  • Jeff Jarrett
    Wrestler
  • Jeff Conaway
    Actor
  • Jeff Dunham
    Comedian
  • Jeff Healey
    Musician
  • Jeff Koons
  • Jeff Ross
    Comedian
  • Jeff Fisher
    American Football Player
  • Jeff Porcaro
    Musician
  • Jeff Nichols
    Film Director
  • Jeff Gerstmann
    Video Game Journalism
  • Jeff Hanneman
    Musician
  • Jeff Garlin
    Comedian

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jeff

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jeff

DJ Jazzy Jeff

DJ Jazzy Jeff is a hip hop music and contemporary r&b record producer, disc jockey, turntablism, and actor. He plays Phonograph. He was most prominent from 1985 to present. DJ was given the name Jeffrey Allen Townes on January 22nd, 1965. DJ is also known as Jazz.

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Angell. Jeff

Angell. Jeff is a pop rock, hard rock, blues rock, and alternative rock musician and singer-songwriter. He plays Guitar, vocals, and Gibson Les Paul Custom. Angell. was born on February 13th, 1973 in Tacoma, Washington.

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MC Jazzy Jeff

MC Jazzy Jeff is a rapper/musician, hip-hop recording artist, and rapping. He was most prominent from 1979 to 2002. MC was given the name Jeffrey Miree on July 7th, 1962 in The Bronx, New York, US. MC is also known as Jeffrey Miree.

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Szusterman Jeff

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Sandra Jeff

Sandra was born in 1967.

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Narcisse Jeff

Narcisse Jeff is a sports team member for the Violette AC.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Jeff U.S.
  White 43.52% 64.26%
  African American 34.01% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.61% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 12.25% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.42% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 8.20% 16.26%

Of Last Name Jeff

People with the last name Jeff are most frequently White, African American, or American Indian and Alaska Native

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Fun Facts about the name Jeff

  • What name lists does Jeff rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Jeff? Jeff is the 585th most popular name of all time. As a last name Jeff was the 25,115th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Jeff have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 120,280 babies born with the first name Jeff in the United States. That's more than enough people named Jeff to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Jeff? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 66 new born babies.
  • When was Jeff first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Jeff is Friday, January 14th, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Jeff born? The highest recorded use of the first name Jeff was in 1961 with a total of 9,460 babies. That's a lot of babies named Jeff!
  • Random Jeff Factoid: According to the 1957 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Jeff ranks 49th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Utah. Imagine that, 63 babies in Utah have the same name in 1957.
  • Weird things about the name Jeff: The name spelled backwards is Ffej. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Fefj. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Jeff? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 988 people with the last name Jeff.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Jeff? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Jeff as their last name since less than 1 person in 303k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Jeff name meaning

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