Jeffcoat
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From a pet form of the personal name Jeffrey.
Proper noun edit
Jeffcoat (plural Jeffcoats)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jeffcoat is the 7549th 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jeffcoat”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 247.