From an English surname meaning "son of Jeffrey ". It is usually given in honour of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third president of the United States and the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson is derived from Jeffery, itself a variant of Geoffrey. Geoffrey is an English name, derived from the Old Germanic words “gawja”, which means "a region or area", and “fridu”, which means "peace or safety". The earlier form of the name was Gaufrid.
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