Peffley

English

Etymology

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Pfäffle.

Proper noun

Peffley (plural Peffleys)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peffley is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Peffley is most common among White (95.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Peffley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.