Meaning: Its source is Godfrey, an English name meaning "Peaceful god."

Popularity: The name Jefferey ranked 999th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: Godfrey may not be the only source for this name, which could represent the convergence of a number of ancient name forms.

Among possible alternate sources are the Old German Waldfried (''governor'') and other Germanic names containing the elements gawia (''territory''), walah (''foreigner'') and gisil (''promise'').