Jeffcoat

English

Alternative forms

• Jefcoat

Etymology

From a pet form of the personal name Jeffrey.

Proper noun

Jeffcoat (plural Jeffcoats)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jeffcoat is the 7549^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4406 individuals. Jeffcoat is most common among White (80.64%) and Black/African American (14.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jeffcoat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247.